Gyaneshwari -Sant Gyaneshwar
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Chapter-16
The Divine and Demoniacal Natures
Now just as a rock, sprinkled with water, does not produce sprouts, or butter cannot be secured by churning whey (121-125) or the slough of a cobra does not raise its hood when trampled upon, or the sky does not grow flowers in the spring, or even the sight of the nymph Rambha does not excite passion in the mind of sage Shuka, or ghee poured on ashes cannot kindle fire or prostrating before god Brahma does not make a dead person rise again, so when the utterance of words, which makes even an innocent child red with anger, does not produce wrath in him, that is the state of ‘absence of anger’, so said Lord Krishna to Arjuna (126130). Now, if one abandons the clay, one abandons the earthen pot; if one abandons the yarn, one abandons the cloth and if one abandons the seed, one abandons the tree. So if one abandons the wall, sleep, water, rainy season and riches, one automatically abandons the painting (on the wall), the dream, ripples, clouds and sensuous enjoyments respectively. In the same way, enlightened persons relinquish the worldly affairs by abandoning the body-consciousness. This is known as tyaga, relinquishment (of fruit of action), so said Lord Krishna, the enjoyer of sacrifice. Comprehending it, the lucky Partha asked (131-135), ‘O Lord, tell me in very clear terms the characteristics of tranquility’. Then the Lord replied, it is a good question, now listen attentively. Tranquility is that state, in which the knowable object is fully known, and both the knower and the knowledge cease to exist. When at the time of the deluge, the waters flood the entire universe and pervade it through and through everywhere, then all distinctive terms such as the source, current, joining the sea etc. |
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