Gyaneshwari -Sant Gyaneshwar
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Chapter-14
The Three Qualities
He remains unconcerned in his body, as the moon remains in the sky, after being reflected in the mirror. These three gunas bring to bear their influence on the body and make it perform actions of diverse kinds, but he does not even look at them (306-310). He is so engrossed in his inner Self, that he is not conscious of the activities of his body. If a serpent casts away its slough and enters the nether region, who is there to take care of the discarded slough? The same is the case here. Just as the fragrance which has left the lotus, enters the sky and does not return to the lotus, so with the loss of body consciousness, he recognises his essential nature and is conscious of nothing else. Therefore the six qualities of body such as birth, old age and death remain in the body itself and do not affect the man of knowledge (311-315). When an earthen pot breaks into pieces, the space enclosed therein, merges automatically in the infinite space. In the same way, when the consciousness of the body goes, he becomes mindful of his innate nature and then what else could remain but the Self? I call such a person who has attained to the knowledge of Self, as gunatita (i.e. one who has transcended the gunas). As the thunder of the cloud delights the peacock, so this speech of Lord Krishna, made Partha very happy. |
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