Gyaneshwari -Sant Gyaneshwar
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Chapter-15
The Supreme Person
6. The sun does not illumine it, nor the moon, nor the fire; after going where men return not; that is My supreme abode. This abode is not such that it can be seen in the light of the lamp or of the moon or even of the sun. When the Supreme Brahman hides itself, the world appearance becomes manifest. So long as the knowledge of the shell remains deficient, the shell appears in the form of silver or when the knowledge of the rope ceases, its serpent form becomes more apparent (306310). So it is only when the light of the Supreme Self is concealed, that the luminaries such as the sun and the moon illumine the world, with their brilliant splendour. This Supreme Brahman is so effulgent and all-pervasive, that it lends its light to the sun and the moon, so much so, that the light of the sun and moon seems to be its reflected light. The essential nature of this Supreme Self, is such that it bestows its splendour on all luminous things. The whole universe along with the sun and the moon vanishes in the light of that Supreme Being. Just as the moon and the stars disappear on the rising of the sun, or the scenes in the dream disappear on waking up or the mirage vanishes when the evening sets in (311-315), so in that supreme abode of mine, the world appearance does not survive. |
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