Gyaneshwari -Sant Gyaneshwar
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Chapter-2
Sankhya and Yoga
42. These ignorant men, O Partha, taking delight in Vedic utterances, say that there is nothing else and utter this flowery speech, They speak on the authority of the Vedas and endorse the Vedic rites; but when they do so they are attached to their fruits (241-245). They say, “One should be born in this world and perform sacrifices and other rites and enjoy the delectable pleasures of heaven. Other than these celestial pleasures, there is naught else, which conduces to constant joy”, so say these persons of dull wit. 43. Abounding in a variety of rites, resulting in actions, fruition and rebirth as the means to enjoyment and power, being full of desire and intent on heaven. Overcome by desire, they perform works in order to indulge in sensuous enjoyments. They undertake many rites strictly according to religious precepts and perform their religious duty with dexterity. 44. As for those who cling to sensuous enjoyment and power, with their wits carried away (by that flowery speech), their single-pointed mind does not remain fixed in contemplation.But, O Arjuna, they do a wrong thing in that, they long for heaven and forget God, who is the enjoyer of sacrifices (246-250). Even as one collects camphor and sets fire to it, or one cooks sweet dishes and mixes poison in them, or one kicks a jar full of nectar found by a stroke of luck, in the same way they lose merit through the motive of gain. Tell me, after making this great effort, why do they run after worldly pleasures? But what can one do? They are ignorant in this matter. Just as a house-wife were to cook good dishes and sell them, similarly thoughtless persons lose merit for the sake of worldly pleasures. Hence, O Arjuna, bear in mind that those who take delight in the letters of Veda, have a perverse mentality (251-255). |
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