Gyaneshwari -Sant Gyaneshwar
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Chapter-11
The Universal Form
It was as though, the sun’s effulgence was absorbed in the sun’s disc or the cloud was merged in the sky or as the tide subsided into the sea (646-650). The Lord, who had folded his cosmic form in the figure of Krishna, unfolded it, in order to please Arjuna. But when Arjuna, the customer, did not approve of the colour and texture and the length and breadth of the cloth unrolled before him, he folded it again. Then the cosmic form, which had enveloped the world by its vastness and grandeur appeared as a gentle and handsome human figure. In short, the Infinite took a finite form in order to reassure panic-stricken Arjuna. Arjuna was dazed like one, who suddenly awoke from a dream of his visit to heaven (651-655). Just as, with the Guru’s grace, all worldly knowledge vanishes, giving place to the experience of Brahman, such was the state of Arjuna, when he beheld the human form of the Lord. At that time, his heart rejoiced that the curtain of the cosmic form was drawn back to reveal his human form. At the sight of this form, Arjuna felt immense relief, as if he had scored a victory over death or had escaped unscathed from a hurricane, or had swam across the seven seas, paddling with his arms. Then he saw the earth, peopled with its inhabitants like the stars, which slowly come into view after sunset (656-660). When he cast his eyes around, he saw the same Kurukshetra, where the same kinsmen arrayed in both the armies, were hurling weapons at one another. He also saw his chariot, standing at the same place, under the canopy of the arrows hurled by them, Lord Krishna seated in front and himself standing down the chariot. |
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