Gyaneshwari -Sant Gyaneshwar
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Chapter-13
The field and the knower of the field
17. It is the light even of Lights; It is said to be beyond darkness. It is knowledge, the Knowable and attainable by knowledge. It abides in the hearts of all. That knowable kindles the fire, provides nectar to the moon and gives vision to the sun to oversee the affairs of the world. By its light the starry sky is illumined, and the sun moves at pleasure in the universe. It is the origin of the origin, the expanse of the expansion, the intelligence of the intellect and the life of the living. It is the mind of the mind, eyes of the eyes, ears of the ears, the faculty of speech of the tongue (926-930). It is the life-breath of the life-breath, the feet of the movement and that which activates the actions. O son of Pandu, it is that which gives form to the form, enables the expansion to expand and the destruction to destroy. It is the primal principle of the earth, and is the water of water, and it is that by which the splendour is illuminated. It is the very breath of wind, the interspace of the sky and in short that by which all things become existent. O Arjuna, so this knowable is the first cause of the universe and does not admit of duality (931-935). With its vision, the seer and the object of seeing, merge in each other and become one. It is the knowledge, the knower and the knowable and it is also the goal to be attained through knowledge. When the balance sheet is prepared after tallying all the books of accounts, the latter have served their purpose. So with the attainment of Brahman, the goal and the means of attaining it, are united. This Brahman has no connection whatsoever with duality and abides in the hearts of all. |
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