Gyaneshwari -Sant Gyaneshwar
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Chapter-1
Despondency of Arjuna
or Vyasa’s intelligence, after churning the sea of the Vedas, verily obtained this incomparable butter. When he heated this butter on the fire of knowledge with discrimination, it became the sweet-smelling ghee. Men of dispassion seek it, the saints constantly enjoy it, and the adepts rejoice in it with the conviction ‘I am Brahman’. It is heard eagerly by the devotees and is highly esteemed in the three worlds. It is told in the Bhishmaparva in the course of narration. It is called the BhagavadGita, and Brahma and Ishvara sing its praise, and sages such as Sanaka practice it with reverence (51-55). Even as chicks of chakora birds gently sip the nectar drops of moon-light, so should the audience enjoy this tale with a gentle mind. One should tell the Gita without words, enjoy it without the knowledge of senses, and grasp its doctrine before it is spoken. Just as the bees pick the pollen without the lotus buds knowing it, that is the way to understand this text. Or just as without leaving its place, the blue lotus plant knows how to embrace the moon when it rises and enjoy its love (56-60). so only a person whose mind has become steady and profound can delve into the secret of this Gita. Therefore all of you saints who are fit to hear Gita in the company of Arjuna, may kindly give your attention to what I say. O hearers, I have taken this liberty with some familiarity, as I know that you are broad-minded. The parents naturally like the lisping words of the child; and so need I, whom you have accepted and called your own, beg you to forgive my many lapses (61-65)? But I have made a bloomer in that I have wished to grasp the meaning of the Gita and on top of it entreated you to give your attention to me. |
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