Gyaneshwari -Sant Gyaneshwar
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Chapter-14
The Three Qualities
Since I have received the grace of my Guru, I shall now give a detailed and eloquent exposition of the meaning of each and every word in the Gita. This exposition will remove all the lingering doubts in the minds of the hearers and whet their appetite to hear more and more (26-30). I seek the favour of my preceptor, so that sweet and sound words will come out of my mouth. In the last chapter, Lord Krishna had told Arjuna that the universe takes birth from the union of the Self and the prakriti and the Self becomes involved in worldly life, because of his association with her qualities (gunas). As the Self comes under the sway of prakriti, he has to experience pleasure and pain, and when he goes beyond the qualities, he attains salvation. How the unattached Self becomes attached to the prakriti, how and in what manner the Self is united with the prakriti, how he comes to experience pleasure and pain (31-35), how many are the qualities and of what nature, how the qualities lead to bondage and what are the characteristics of a person who transcends the qualities - all these matters are described in the fourteenth chapter. Now hear the opinion held by the Lord of the universe, who resides in Vaikuntha. The Lord said, O Arjuna, gather all your hearing faculties together and comprehend this knowledge. I had earlier explained this knowledge to you in many ways, but I find that you have not been able to grasp it yet (36-40). |
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