Gyaneshwari -Sant Gyaneshwar
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Chapter-13
The field and the knower of the field
10. Unflinching devotion to Me, through exclusive Yoga, resort to secluded spots and distaste for the company of men, He is fully convinced that there is no other thing superior to Me in this world. He declares by body, speech and mind on oath, that there is no other goal in this world than Me (601-605). His mind is so enamoured of Me, that he has become one with Me. Just as a wife does not feel any reserve in approaching her husband, so he has dedicated himself to Me. Just as the river Ganga continues to join the sea, so even after he has become one with Me, he continues to worship Me. The splendour of the sun comes into being with the sunrise and vanishes with sunset. When the water rises on the surface of the river, it is called a ripple, but it is in fact water only (606-610). So he who worships Me, with dedication and becomes one with Me, is himself knowledge incarnate. He prefers to live in holy places, or the banks of a sacred river, in a fine hermitage or a cave on a mountain or the bank of a lake. He does not like to live in a city, has a liking for solitude and distaste for human habitation. Know that he is knowledge in the human form. O intelligent Arjuna, I shall tell you some more characteristics of a wise person in order to elucidate knowledge clearly (611- 615). |
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