Gyaneshwari -Sant Gyaneshwar
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Chapter-10
The Divine Manifestation
Now the Mahabharata contains in its hundred thousand verses the numerous views contained in the Vedas (26-30). And all the import of the Mahabharata has found its way in the seven hundred verses of the Gita, which embodies the conversation between Lord Krishna and Arjuna. That import is contained in the single ninth chapter. I was, therefore, doubtful whether I shall be able to explain clearly the import of this chapter. Why should I flaunt my ability to do so? For lumps of jaggery and sugar are made from the same sugarcane juice, and yet they have different flavours. Similarly, some chapters describe in clear words the doctrine of Brahman; some show the way to the abode of Brahman and some, which try to know Brahman, lose themselves, along with the knowledge, in the nature of Brahman. Such are the chapters of the Gita. But the ninth chapter is such that one cannot describe it adequately. O my master, if I have laid open the truth in it, it is entirely due to your grace (31-35). The outer garment of a sage (Vashishtha) shed light like the sun; another sage (Vishvamitra) created another world; and one (Shri Ram) built a bridge of stones and took his army across the sea; one (Hanuman), immediately after his birth, seized the sun in his hand, thinking it to be a fruit and sage Agastya drank the sea in one sip. In the same way, you made a dumb creature like me speak about the incomprehensible Brahman. Just as you cannot compare the war between Ram and Ravana with any war except itself, so I say that Lord Krishna’s talk in the ninth chapter cannot be matched by anything except itself. Only the knowers of truth, who have comprehended the meaning of the Gita, can settle the question. I have thus explained to you the nine chapters according to my ability.
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