Gyaneshwari -Sant Gyaneshwar
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Chapter-15
The Supreme Person
20. Thus this most secret scripture has been told by Me, O sinless one. By knowing this, one becomes an enlightened man with his work accomplished, O Bharata. In this way from the beginning of this Chapter, the doctrine of the Gita was culled from the scriptures like fragrance from lotus petals. The Gita is the essence churned out of the Vedas by the talent of the great Sage Vyasa. It is the Ganga of ambrosial knowledge or the seventeenth phase of the moon in the form of bliss or goddess of wealth churned out of the Sea of Milk in the form of right thinking. The Gita, therefore, does not hold anything dear except Myself, in words, letter and interpretation. Though the perishable and imperishable purusha had stood before her, the Gita rejected them and surrendered her body and soul to Me, the Supreme Person (571-575). So this Gita, which you heard, is My devoted spouse. The Gita is not like a scripture, which could be explained through spoken words. It is verily a weapon to conquer worldly existence. The words of the Gita are so many incantations (mantras), conducive to self-realisation. In this discourse on the Gita, I have taken out and laid before you, My secret treasure. You have become a second sage Gautama to draw out the Ganga in the form of Gita, from the matted hair of Lord Shankara, in the form of Myself as consciousness. O winner of wealth, you have indeed become a mirror, in which I could see My essential nature (576-580). Just as the sea brings down the stormy vault to its bosom, in the form of reflection, you have given Me, together with the Gita, a place in your heart. By sweeping out from your heart the dirt of the three gunas, you have made your heart a fit abode for Myself and the Gita. This Gita, to say the least, is the creeping plant of knowledge, and whoever knows it, becomes free from delusion. When a person takes a sip of nectar, he becomes immune to disease and immortal. Is there any wonder then, that one who attains full knowledge of the Gita, gets rid of delusion? |
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