Gyaneshwari -Sant Gyaneshwar
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Chapter-12
Bhaktiyoga
He is as clean and spotless in and out, as the sun itself, and attains the experience of Brahman in the same way as a person born with his legs foremost, sees a treasure buried under the earth. Just as the sky is all-pervasive and unattached, so his mind, while pervading all, is detached (176-180). Like a bird, which has escaped from the hands of a hunter and has shed fear, he becomes desireless and free from the anxiety of worldly life. He is ever blissful and does not feel the pricking of any worldly thing, like a dead body, which is not ashamed of its nakedness. He does not suffer from egoism, while performing any work. Just as fire is extinguished when it is not fed with firewood, he attains peace and his name is recorded on the checkerboard of liberation. In this way, he who has attained union with the Supreme Self reaches the other shore transcending duality (181-185). Dividing himself into two parts and designating one as the devotee and the other as God, he experiences the bliss of devotion and demonstrates to a non-devotee the proper way of devotion. I am fond of such a devotee and he becomes the object of My meditation. In short, I find great satisfaction, when I come across such a devotee. Incarnating Myself I come to this world for his sake and he is so dear to Me, that I wave My life as a lamp before him. |
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