Gyaneshwari -Sant Gyaneshwar
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Chapter-11
The Universal Form
Sanjaya said: 35. Upon hearing these words of Krishna, Arjuna, crowned with a diadem, with folding hands and trembling, bowed down and spoke to Krishna, with a stammer, prostrate and panic-stricken. Jnanadeva states, “Sanjaya narrated this tale to the king of Kurus, who was full of despondency, with his desires unfulfilled. Lord Krishna was speaking in a sonorous voice, which was like the sound of the torrential waters of the Ganges rushing down Satyaloka. Just as the torrential rain of the big clouds, comes down with a resounding sound or the Milky Sea was reverberating when it was being churned, Lord Krishna, who was the fathomless source of the world of many forms, was speaking in a rich voice (481-485). That Arjuna heard a little, but it is not known whether it brought him solace or distress. His whole body was shaking. He was repeatedly bending and folding his hands and was touching the feet of Shri Krishna with his head. As he struggled to speak, his voice was getting choked up; whether this was out of joy or distress, it is for you to decide. But from the words of the above verse, I could guess that this was the condition of Arjuna after he heard the speech of Lord Krishna. Then Arjuna bowed down before the feet of the Lord in trepidation and said: “Did you not say (486-490), O Arjuna, I am the Destroyer whose Divine play is destruction of all creatures?” |
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