Gyaneshwari -Sant Gyaneshwar
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Chapter-18
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This is known as the undesired fruit of action. But those, O Arjuna, who perform religious works as enjoined in the scriptures, according to their status, attain the bodies of gods such as Indra. This is well-known as the desired fruit of action. But when sweet and sour juices are mixed, they produce a different but more tasty juice (241-245). When the exhalation of breath is stopped through the practice of Yoga, there results its suspension (Kumbhaka). The mixture of truth and untruth produces a queer combination of the two. So the action which is both auspicious and inauspicious in equal proportions gives rise to the human body. This is the mixed fruit of actions. Such is the three-fold fruition of action in the world. Those persons who are ensnared by the expectation of the fruit of action have to experience that fruit. One’s mouth waters and one derives great satisfaction while eating hot food. but ultimately it results in disease and death. The friendship of a polished thief is agreeable, so long as the forest is not reached. The company of a harlot seems good until one cohabits with her (246-250). So those who perform work while in the body prosper, but they have to suffer the fruits of their actions after death. When the creditor comes for the repayment of his loan as stipulated, he does not leave the debtor until the loan is recovered; in the same way, every being has to experience the fruit of his actions. When a grain falls on the ground from the ear of a corn, it germinates and produces another ear of corn and this process continues - ad infinitum. |
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