Gyaneshwari -Sant Gyaneshwar
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Chapter-13
The field and the knower of the field
Now hear about the characteristics of the Unmanifest. Know that the Unmanifest is the same as the prakriti of the Sankhyas (86-90). Earlier (in chapter 7) you have heard about two types of prakriti described by Me. The second or the higher type of prakriti, designated as jivadasha, is also known as Unmanifest. Just as after daybreak, the stars disappear and after sunset activities of living beings come to a stop, or as with the fall of the body, all conditioning factors (upadhis) remain, as impressions of past actions, or as the tree remains latent in its seed or as piece of cloth is contained in the yarn-form (91-95), so, that in which the gross elements and their modifications remain in their subtle form, after shedding their gross forms, know that, O Arjuna, to be the Unmanifest. Now, hear about the senses. Ears, eyes, skin, nose and tongue, are the five sense organs. When these five senses combine to form a sensation, the intellect decides whether the sensation will conduce to pleasure or pain. Besides these, speech, hands, feet, anus and the sexual organ are five more sense organs (96-100), which are known as the organs of action, so said Shri Krishna, the Lord of Liberation. The power of action, which is the mate of prana, brings about the activity of the body through these five sense organs. The Lord said, so I have told you about the ten sense organs. Now I shall explain to you clearly the nature of the mind. That which is at the junction of the sense organs and intellect and plays its part in a capricious manner, riding on the shoulder of the rajas quality, is the mind. The mind is an illusory thing like the bluish colour of the sky or the unreal wave of the mirage (101-105). |
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