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Chapter 10 · 42 verses

विभूति योग

The Yoga of Divine Glories

Portrait of Ādi ŚaṅkarācāryaPortrait of JñāneśvarĀdi Śaṅkarācārya · Jñāneśvar expands this whole chapterAdvaita · Vārkarī · English · Sanskrit · Marathi · Hindi
  1. 10.1
    श्री भगवानुवाच
    Sri Bhagavan said:Arjuna, hear once again Mysupreme word, whichIsha…
  2. 10.2
    न मे विदुः सुरगणाः प्रभवं न महर्षयः।
    Neither gods nor the great sages know the secret of My birth (i.e.,…
  3. 10.3
    यो मामजमनादिं च वेत्ति लोकमहेश्वरम्।
    He who knows Me in reality as birthless: and without beginning, and…
  4. 10.4
    बुद्धिर्ज्ञानमसंमोहः क्षमा सत्यं दमः शमः।
    Reason, right knowledge, unclouded understanding, forbearance, vera…
  5. 10.5
    अहिंसा समता तुष्टिस्तपो दानं यशोऽयशः।
    Reason, right knowledge, unclouded understanding, forbearance, vera…
  6. 10.6
    महर्षयः सप्त पूर्वे चत्वारो मनवस्तथा।
    BE Filer ereetieenee ia ee LL DR LET (Ee IID LIL OD ONE EEO j The s…
  7. 10.7
    एतां विभूतिं योगं च मम यो वेत्ति तत्त्वतः।
    He whoknowsin reality thissupremedivine glory and supernatural powe…
  8. 10.8
    अहं सर्वस्य प्रभवो मत्तः सर्वं प्रवर्तते।
    I am the source of all creation and everything in the world moves b…
  9. 10.9
    मच्चित्ता मद्गतप्राणा बोधयन्तः परस्परम्।
    With their mind fixed on Me, and their; lives surrendered to Me, en…
  10. 10.10
    तेषां सततयुक्तानां भजतां प्रीतिपूर्वकम्।
    On those ever united through meditation with Me and worshipping Me…
  11. 10.11
    तेषामेवानुकम्पार्थमहमज्ञानजं तमः।
    In order to shower My grace on them I dwelling in their heart, disp…
  12. 10.12
    अर्जुन उवाच
    Arjuna said: You are the transcendent Eternal, the supreme Abode an…
  13. 10.13
    आहुस्त्वामृषयः सर्वे देवर्षिर्नारदस्तथा।
    Arjuna said: You are the transcendent Eternal, the supreme Abode an…
  14. 10.14
    सर्वमेतदृतं मन्ये यन्मां वदसि केशव।
    Krsna, I believe as true all that You tell me, y Lord, neither demo…
  15. 10.15
    स्वयमेवात्मनाऽत्मानं वेत्थ त्वं पुरुषोत्तम।
    O creator of beings, O Ruler of creatures, O God of gods, the Lord…
  16. 10.16
    वक्तुमर्हस्यशेषेण दिव्या ह्यात्मविभूतयः।
    Therefore, You alone can describe in full 7 Your divine glories, wh…
  17. 10.17
    कथं विद्यामहं योगिंस्त्वां सदा परिचिन्तयन्।
    Master of Yoga, through what process of 2 continuous meditation sha…
  18. 10.18
    विस्तरेणात्मनो योगं विभूतिं च जनार्दन।
    Krsna, tell me once more in detail 7 Your power of Yoga and Your gl…
  19. 10.19
    श्री भगवानुवाच
    Sri Bhagavan said: Arjuna, now I shall tell you My conspicuous divi…
  20. 10.20
    अहमात्मा गुडाकेश सर्वभूताशयस्थितः।
    Arjuna I am the universal Self seated in ‘the heart of all beings;…
  21. 10.21
    आदित्यानामहं विष्णुर्ज्योतिषां रविरंशुमान्।
    I am Visnu among the twelve sons of Tam the glow of the Maruts (the…
  22. 10.22
    वेदानां सामवेदोऽस्मि देवानामस्मि वासवः।
    Among the Vedas, I am the Samaveda;: among the gods, Iam Indra. Amo…
  23. 10.23
    रुद्राणां शङ्करश्चास्मि वित्तेशो यक्षरक्षसाम्।
    Among the eleven Rudras (gods of destruction); ¢ lam Siva; and amon…
  24. 10.24
    पुरोधसां च मुख्यं मां विद्धि पार्थ बृहस्पतिम्।
    Among the priests, Arjuna, know Me to be their chief, Brhaspati. Am…
  25. 10.25
    महर्षीणां भृगुरहं गिरामस्म्येकमक्षरम्।
    Among the great seers, Iam Bhrgu; among ic fi words, I am the sacre…
  26. 10.26
    अश्वत्थः सर्ववृक्षाणां देवर्षीणां च नारदः।
    Among all trees, I am the Asvattha (the 2 holy fig tree); among the…
  27. 10.27
    उच्चैःश्रवसमश्वानां विद्धि माममृतोद्भवम्।
    Among horses, know Me to be the celestial C horse Uccaihsrava, bego…
  28. 10.28
    आयुधानामहं वज्रं धेनूनामस्मि कामधुक्।
    Among weapons, I am the thunderbolt; among 5 cows, I am the celesti…
  29. 10.29
    अनन्तश्चास्मि नागानां वरुणो यादसामहम्।
    Among Nagas (a special class of serpents), 3S I am the serpent-god…
  30. 10.30
    प्रह्लादश्चास्मि दैत्यानां कालः कलयतामहम्।
    Among the Daityas, I am the great devotee Prahlada; and among recko…
  31. 10.31
    पवनः पवतामस्मि रामः शस्त्रभृतामहम्।
    Among purifiers, I am the wind; among warriors, I am Sri Rama. Amon…
  32. 10.32
    सर्गाणामादिरन्तश्च मध्यं चैवाहमर्जुन।
    Arjuna, I am the beginning and the UU middle and the end of all cre…
  33. 10.33
    अक्षराणामकारोऽस्मि द्वन्द्वः सामासिकस्य च।
    Among the sounds represented by the various ly letters, I am ‘A’ (t…
  34. 10.34
    मृत्युः सर्वहरश्चाहमुद्भवश्च भविष्यताम्।
    Iam the all-destroying Death that snatches s all, and the origin of…
  35. 10.35
    बृहत्साम तथा साम्नां गायत्री छन्दसामहम्।
    Likewise among the Srutis that can be sung, I am the variety known…
  36. 10.36
    द्यूतं छलयतामस्मि तेजस्तेजस्विनामहम्।
    Iam gambling among deceitful practices and the glory of the gloriou…
  37. 10.37
    वृष्णीनां वासुदेवोऽस्मि पाण्डवानां धनंजयः।
    I am Krsna among the Vrsnis, Arjuna among the sons of Pandu, Vyasa…
  38. 10.38
    दण्डो दमयतामस्मि नीतिरस्मि जिगीषताम्।
    I am the subduing power in rulers; I am righteousness in those who…
  39. 10.39
    यच्चापि सर्वभूतानां बीजं तदहमर्जुन।
    Arjuna, I am even that which is the seed of all life. For there is…
  40. 10.40
    नान्तोऽस्ति मम दिव्यानां विभूतीनां परंतप।
    Arjuna, there is no limit to My divine 2 manifestation. This is onl…
  41. 10.41
    यद्यद्विभूतिमत्सत्त्वं श्रीमदूर्जितमेव वा।
    PIS SOS LM ALTE SPIT (I ARR LTTE Nig Every such being as is gloriou…
  42. 10.42
    अथवा बहुनैतेन किं ज्ञातेन तवार्जुन।
    Or, what will you gain by knowing allthis in detail, Arjuna? Suffic…
The Song Celestial · Edwin Arnold · chapter rendering

Krishna.[FN#l6] Hear farther yet, thou Long-Armed Lord! these latest words I say-- Uttered to bring thee bliss and peace, who lovest Me alway-- Not the great company of gods nor kingly Rishis know My Nature, Who have made the gods and Rishis long ago; He only knoweth-only he is free of sin, and wise, Who seeth Me, Lord of the Worlds, with faith-enlightened eyes, Unborn, undying, unbegun. Whatever Natures be To mortal men distributed, those natures spring from Me! Intellect, skill, enlightenment, endurance, self-control, Truthfulness, equability, and grief or joy of soul, And birth and death, and fearfulness, and fearlessness, and shame, And honour, and sweet harmlessness, and peace which is the same Whate'er befalls, and mirth, and tears, and piety, and thrift, And wish to give, and will to help,--all cometh of My gift! The Seven Chief Saints, the Elders Four, the Lordly Manus set-- Sharing My work--to rule the worlds, these too did I beget; And Rishis, Pitris, Manus, all, by one thought of My mind; Thence did arise, to fill this world, the races of mankind; Wherefrom who comprehends My Reign of mystic Majesty-- That truth of truths--is thenceforth linked in faultless faith to Me: Yea! knowing Me the source of all, by Me all creatures wrought, The wise in spirit cleave to Me, into My Being brought; Hearts fixed on Me; breaths breathed to Me; praising Me, each to each, So have they happiness and peace, with pious thought and speech; And unto these--thus serving well, thus loving ceaselessly-- I give a mind of perfect mood, whereby they draw to Me; And, all for love of them, within their darkened souls I dwell, And, with bright rays of wisdom's lamp, their ignorance dispel. Arjuna. Yes! Thou art Parabrahm! The High Abode! The Great Purification! Thou art God Eternal, All-creating, Holy, First, Without beginning! Lord of Lords and Gods! Declared by all the Saints--by Narada, Vyasa Asita, and Devalas; And here Thyself declaring unto me! What Thou hast said now know I to be truth, O Kesava! that neither gods nor men Nor demons comprehend Thy mystery Made manifest, Divinest! Thou Thyself Thyself alone dost know, Maker Supreme! Master of all the living! Lord of Gods! King of the Universe! To Thee alone Belongs to tell the heavenly excellence Of those perfections wherewith Thou dost fill These worlds of Thine; Pervading, Immanent! How shall I learn, Supremest Mystery! To know Thee, though I muse continually? Under what form of Thine unnumbered forms Mayst Thou be grasped? Ah! yet again recount, Clear and complete, Thy great appearances, The secrets of Thy Majesty and Might, Thou High Delight of Men! Never enough Can mine ears drink the Amrit of such words! Krishna. Hanta! So be it! Kuru Prince! I will to thee unfold Some portions of My Majesty, whose powers are manifold! I am the Spirit seated deep in every creature's heart; From Me they come; by Me they live; at My word they depart! Vishnu of the Adityas I am, those Lords of Light; Maritchi of the Maruts, the Kings of Storm and Blight; By day I gleam, the golden Sun of burning cloudless Noon; By Night, amid the asterisms I glide, the dappled Moon! Of Vedas I am Sama-Ved, of gods in Indra's Heaven Vasava; of the faculties to living beings given The mind which apprehends and thinks; of Rudras Sankara; Of Yakshas and of Rakshasas, Vittesh; and Pavaka Of Vasus, and of mountain-peaks Meru; Vrihaspati Know Me 'mid planetary Powers; 'mid Warriors heavenly Skanda; of all the water-floods the Sea which drinketh each, And Bhrigu of the holy Saints, and OM of sacred speech; Of prayers the prayer ye whisper; of hills Himala's snow, And Aswattha, the fig-tree, of all the trees that grow; Of the Devarshis, Narada; and Chitrarath of them That sing in Heaven, and Kapila of Munis, and the gem Of flying steeds, Uchchaisravas, from Amrit-wave which burst; Of elephants Airavata; of males the Best and First; Of weapons Heav'n's hot thunderbolt; of cows white Kamadhuk, From whose great milky udder-teats all hearts' desires are strook; Vasuki of the serpent-tribes, round Mandara entwined; And thousand-fanged Ananta, on whose broad coils reclined Leans Vishnu; and of water-things Varuna; Aryam Of Pitris, and, of those that judge, Yama the Judge I am; Of Daityas dread Prahlada; of what metes days and years, Time's self I am; of woodland-beasts-buffaloes, deers, and bears- The lordly-painted tiger; of birds the vast Garud, The whirlwind 'mid the winds; 'mid chiefs Rama with blood imbrued, Makar 'mid fishes of the sea, and Ganges 'mid the streams; Yea! First, and Last, and Centre of all which is or seems I am, Arjuna! Wisdom Supreme of what is wise, Words on the uttering lips I am, and eyesight of the eyes, And "A" of written characters, Dwandwa of knitted speech, And Endless Life, and boundless Love, whose power sustaineth each; And bitter Death which seizes all, and joyous sudden Birth, Which brings to light all beings that are to be on earth; And of the viewless virtues, Fame, Fortune, Song am I, And Memory, and Patience; and Craft, and Constancy: Of Vedic hymns the Vrihatsam, of metres Gayatri, Of months the Margasirsha, of all the seasons three The flower-wreathed Spring; in dicer's-play the conquering Double-Eight; The splendour of the splendid, and the greatness of the great, Victory I am, and Action! and the goodness of the good, And Vasudev of Vrishni's race, and of this Pandu brood Thyself!--Yea, my Arjuna! thyself; for thou art Mine! Of poets Usana, of saints Vyasa, sage divine; The policy of conquerors, the potency of kings, The great unbroken silence in learning's secret things; The lore of all the learned, the seed of all which springs. Living or lifeless, still or stirred, whatever beings be, None of them is in all the worlds, but it exists by Me! Nor tongue can tell, Arjuna! nor end of telling come Of these My boundless glories, whereof I teach thee some; For wheresoe'er is wondrous work, and majesty, and might, From Me hath all proceeded. Receive thou this aright! Yet how shouldst thou receive, O Prince! the vastness of this word? I, who am all, and made it all, abide its separate Lord! HERE ENDETH CHAPTER X. OF THE BHAGAVAD-GITA, Entitled "Vibhuti Yog," Or "The Book of Religion by the Heavenly Perfections."

Edwin Arnold · Poetic (Victorian) — Public domain

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Portrait of Jñāneśvar

Jñāneśvar · Vārkarī

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(I) bow to thee, who art the master in the art of giving clear knowledge and illumination of the Supreme Brahman. Thou art too, the light that makes the blooming of the lotus that is perfect knowledge; thou art the adept in sporting amorously with the great youthful-maiden that is truth beyond words. (I) bow to thee; all glory to thee, the Sun, who art the expeller of the darkness of worldly life, and person of unbounded strength, as thou, who enjoyest the amours of the youthful Turya (तुर्या—one of the four states (अवस्था) viz. जागृति, स्वप्न, सुषुप्ती and तुर्या)—glory to you—the protector of the entire universe—the treasure of gems of all blissful things. Thou art like the sandal tree, among the trees, who are the virtuous and the pious. I bow to thee, Oh God, who are the supreme object of devotion. All glory to thee—thou art the Moon, the source of embalming delight to the Chakora bird, that is the mind of the wise. Thou art the Majestic King, destroyer of cupid, among those that have realised the Supreme Self—the very ocean of the quintessence of revealing knowledge. (I) bow to you—glory to you—worthy of being worshipped by the pious devotees—the destroyer of the temples (गडस्थल) of the elephant, which is this worldly life of birth and death, the origin of all created things. I bow to you, Oh Preceptor; Oh Lord, God Ganapati himself is your grace; by his gift, even a child has access into the Sanctuary of learning. When thy divine utterance of grace pledges its word for deliverance from fear (evil) one may easily dive into the depths of the ocean of the nine poetic excellences of sentiments and passions (नवरसमुधाब्धि). The Goddess of Learning—Saraswati—(वागेश्वरी) who comes at your bidding and favour—would by her power enable even a dumb man, to rival even with Brihaspati (बृहस्पती—the preceptor of Gods) in poetic talents. Even a poor unworthy mortal rises to the eminence of God, when the light of your benedictory vision falls on him; or the lotus of your palm graces his head. How indeed should I extol with the feeble power of my words, such glory of power and grandeur? As well could one besmear the body of the sun with fragrance. How indeed can one decorate with flowers the Kalpataru tree? With what dainties could one treat the very ocean of milk? How could camphor itself be made fragrant by scents? What can sandal wood gain when treated with other scents? What other food could be made out of nectar itself? Could any one raise a higher hall above the sky itself? Where indeed is that yardstick that can measure the glory of my master who is beyond measure? Knowing this fully, in all humility, I bow down to Him in silence. To embolden one to extol the glorious power of the master, by the fullness of wits, is as vain as trying to enliven the beauty of pearls; all praise of my master is like silver-plating to gold. It is wiser (simply) to prostrate oneself at the feet of my master. Jñānadev then said to his master: “Nāth, Oh master, thy benignant glances blessed me into this condition, which made me the “Prayāga Vata tree,” at the confluence of the sacred rivers, the Ganges, and the Jumna, which is the talk between Lord Krishna and Arjuna. God Shankar in times of yore, dished up the very ocean of milk before Upamanyu who had asked for milk; and the Lord of Vaikuntha, for tender love humoured the sullen Dhruva, with the gift of a firm seat on the never-changing (North) Polar Seat; in that way (you) made me sing, in sweet, simple, numbers (verses) the Bhagawadgītā,—that is the sovereign ruler of the kingdom of “Brahman lore” (ब्रह्मविद्या), and the haven of rest to all the sacred Scriptures. My tongue that wandered in the tangled mass of words, with not a syllable that bore fruit, blossomed by your grace, into a creeper laden with immortal thoughts. My mind that was the slave of the body, is now the very treasure-house of the Supreme bliss of Divine vision, while the mind is enjoying sleep on watery-bed (जलशयन) in that ocean of the Gītā truths. So unfathomable and unbounded (अपार) in mercy are the acts of God (my master); how indeed should my words suffice to sing their glory? Yet, may the utterance with which I have dared to clothe them be forgiven.

By your grace I have been able, so far, to sing in short, sweet measures, the first part (पूर्व खंड) of Bhagawad-Gītā with extreme joy. In chapter One, was described the direful anguish of Arjuna at the product of war with his kith and kin: in the Second was treated the Yoga of actions, marking it off from the Yoga of knowledge. The simple way of action is settled in the Third, while in the Fourth was revealed the way of action in alliance with the way of knowledge. The Fifth belands the path of Yoga. And the Sixth works out the theme from the very postures of the body, right up to the final union of soul with the Supreme Atman; further, the Sixth discourse extols the Yoga Union, and talks of the state to which returns the soul of seekers fallen from the Yoga path. In the Seventh are set forth the four kinds of devotees, who first making a triumphant conquest of the illusion, betake themselves to God. The Eighth raises the seven questions and unravels them, showing the state of the soul at the time of its final parting from the body. Now the Mahābhārata in its hundred-thousand verses rolls out in a compact mass, the truth that ripens in the unlimited utterances of the Vedas. The full meaning of the Mahābhārata is disclosed in the Gītā discourse of Lord Krishna; and this eternal truth of Lord Krishna's word, is rolled into the Ninth Chapter. Where Arjuna himself was chary of laying his finger on the inner meaning of this chapter, how should I vaunt of laying it bare? Made of the same juice, lumps of jaggery and sugar are yet of different flavour and sweet taste: even so all the chapters of the Gītā sing of the Brahman knowledge; yet, some chapters, replete with full knowledge, directly reveal the essence of the Supreme Brahman as realized, while a few others only intimate it by hinting forth-with: while yet in others Brahman knowledge in its flight to the highest abode gets lost in that which they comprehend. So varied is the excellence of the quality. Yet the glory of the ninth amongst them is verily unutterable; yet by your grace, Oh my master, have I laid open the glorious truth. The chhāti (छोटी—flowing outer garment) of one (sage Vashistha) vied with the Sun's self-luminous rays in shedding light; while yet another (sage Vishwāmitra) rivalled the very creator in setting up a new order of created beings: one (Lord Rāmchandra) led his monkey-army (on foot) across the sea, on a stone-bridge built on it. The monkey god (Māruti) flew into the sky to catch the very Sun; another (Sage Agastya) made a mouthful of the whole sea-water (बूळ); in that way you made a mute creature like myself speak the unutterable truth, a spiritual discourse, to which it is hard to find a parallel. And just as the warfare between Rāma and Rāvana (having no parallel) can only be matched by a conflict between Rāma and Rāvana, in the same way Lord Krishna's utterance in Chapter Nine is only matched by nothing but itself. All truth-seers who have the Gītā teachings (truths) at their finger's ends realize this. So I have extolled the glorious meaning of the first nine chapters, according to my lights; now I begin the second half of the Gītā and pray that you lend me your ears. Now I shall speak in sweet words of beauty the divine manifestations, great and small, which Lord Krishna recounts to Arjuna. By the excellence of the mother tongue (Marāthi) the sentiment of serenity is sure to outvie the sentiment of love; so shall my Marāthi verse shine like a crown on the head of the Muse. Hard indeed would it be then to mark off the original Sanskrit from the Marāthi verse, when this latter illumines the Gītā truths descending on the mind that reads both with zealous care. Bodily charms embellish the very ornaments and make it hard to say which adorns which; in the same way, the divine utterance in Sanskrit and my Marāthi verse meet in lovely alliance to illumine and adorn the very soul of the Truth. Pray listen with care. Let a luxuriant wealth of meaning surge in the mind and words of beauty will overflow in rapturous emotions to bring the very wisdom to its original home. So shall the beauty and youthful vigour of my mother-tongue body forth the unlimited treasure of the Gītā. Hear now what spoke the Lord of Yādavas, the Great Master of the entire universe, and the giver of miraculous joy to the enlightened souls. Dnyāndeo, the disciple of Nivṛtti, said that Shrihari then spoke “Oh Arjuna, with thy entire mind and soul steady and balanced you have indeed become fit to receive the deepest secret of the knowledge of the Self”.

Portrait of Ādi Śaṅkarācārya

Ādi Śaṅkarācārya · Advaita

Sanskrit

सप्तमे अध्याये भगवतः तत्त्वं विभूतयः च प्रकाशिताः, नवमे च । अथ इदानीं येषु येषु भावेषु चिन्त्यः भगवान्, ते ते भावाः वक्तव्याः, तत्त्वं च भगवतः वक्तव्यं उक्तं अपि, दुर्विज्ञेयत्वात्, इति अतः श्री-भगवान् उवाच --

Portrait of Jñāneśvar

Jñāneśvar · Vārkarī

Marathi

नमो विशदबोधविदग्धा । विद्यारविंदप्रबोधा । पराप्रमेयप्रमदा । विलासिया ॥ १ ॥

नमो संसारतमसूर्या । अप्रतिमपरमवीर्या । तरुणतरतूर्या । लालनलीला ॥ २ ॥

नमो जगदखिलपालना । मंगळमणिनिधाना । सज्जनवनचंदना । आराध्यलिंगा ॥ ३ ॥

नमो चतुरचित्तचकोरचंद्रा । आत्मानुभवनरेंद्रा । श्रुतिसारसमुद्रा । मन्मथमन्मथा ॥ ४ ॥

नमो सुभावभजनभाजना । भवेभकुंभभंजना । विश्वोद्‍भवभुवना । श्रीगुरुराया ॥ ५ ॥

तुमचा अनुग्रहो गणेशु । जैं दे आपुला सौरसु । तैं सारस्वतीं प्रवेशु । बाळकाही आथी ॥ ६ ॥

जी दैविकीं उदार वाचा । जैं उद्देशु दे नाभिकाराचा । तैं नवरससुधाब्धीचा । थावो लाभे ॥ ७ ॥

जी आपुलिया स्‍नेहाची वागेश्वरी । जरी मुकेयातें अंगिकारी । तो वाचस्पतीशीं करी । प्रबंधुहोडा ॥ ८ ॥

हें असो दिठी जयावरी झळके । कीं हा पद्मकरु माथां पारुखे । तो जीवचि परि तुके । महेशेंसीं ॥ ९ ॥

एवढें जिये महिमेचें करणें । तें वाचाबळें वानूं मी कवणें । कां सूर्याचिया आंगा उटणें । लागत असे ? ॥ १० ॥

केउता कल्पतरुवरी फुलौरा ? । कायसेनि पाहुणेरु क्षीरसागरा ? । कवणें वासीं कापुरा । सुवासु देवों ? ॥ ११ ॥

चंदनातें कायसेनि चर्चावें । अमृतातें केउतें रांधावें । गगनावरी उभवावें । घडे केवीं ? ॥ १२ ॥

तैसें श्रीगुरूचें महिमान । आकळितें कें असे साधन ? । हें जाणोनि मियां नमन । निवांत केलें ॥ १३ ॥

जरी प्रज्ञेचेनि आथिलेपणें । श्रीगुरूसामर्थ्या रूप करूं म्हणे । तरि तें मोतियां भिंग देणें । तैसें होईल ॥ १४ ॥

कां साडेपंधरया रजतवणी । तैशीं स्तुतींचीं बोलणीं । उगियाचि माथा ठेविजे चरणीं । हेंचि भलें ॥ १५ ॥

मग म्हणितलें जी स्वामी । भलेनि ममत्वें देखिलें तुम्हीं । म्हणौनि कृष्णार्जुनसंगमीं । प्रयागवटु जाहलों ॥ १६ ॥

मागां दूध दे म्हणतलियासाठीं । आघविया क्षीराब्धीची करूनि वाटी । उपमन्यूपुढें धूर्जटी । ठेविली जैसी ॥ १७ ॥

ना तरी वैकुंठपीठनायकें । रुसला ध्रुव कवतिकें । बुझाविला देऊनि भातुकें । ध्रुवपदाचें ॥ १८ ॥

तैसी जे ब्रह्मविद्यारावो । सकळ शास्त्रांचा विसंवता ठावो । ते भगवद्‍गीता वोंविये गावों । ऐसें केलें ॥ १९ ॥

जे बोलणियाचे रानीं हिंडतां । नायकिजे फळलिया अक्षराची वार्ता । परि ते वाचाचि केली कल्पलता । विवेकाची ॥ २० ॥

होती देहबुद्धी एकसरी । ते आनंदभांडारा केली वोवरी । मन गीतार्थसागरीं । जळशयन जालें ॥ २१ ॥

ऐसें एकेक देवांचें करणें । तें अपार बोलों केवीं मी जाणें । तऱ्ही अनुवादलों धीटपणें । ते उपसाहिजो जी ॥ २२ ॥

आतां आपुलेनि कृपाप्रसादें । मियां भगवद्‍गीता वोंवीप्रबंधें । पूर्वखंड विनोदें । वाखाणिलें ॥ २३ ॥

प्रथमीं अर्जुनाचा विषादु । दुजीं बोलिला योगु विशदु । परि सांख्यबुद्धीसि भेदु । दाऊनियां ॥ २४ ॥

तिजीं केवळ कर्म प्रतिष्ठिलें । तेंचि चतुर्थीं ज्ञानेंशीं प्रगटिलें । पंचमीं गव्हरिलें । योगतत्त्व ॥ २५ ॥

तेचि षष्ठामाजीं प्रगट । आसनालागोनि स्पष्ट । जीवात्मभाव एकवट । होती जेणें ॥ २६ ॥

तैसी जे योगस्थिती । आणि योगभ्रष्टां जे गती । तें आघवीचि उपपत्ती । सांगितली षष्ठीं ॥ २७ ॥

तयावरी सप्तमीं । प्रकृतिपरिहार उपक्रमीं । करूनि भजती जे पुरुषोत्तमीं । ते बोलिले चाऱ्ही ॥ २८ ॥

पाठीं सप्तमींची प्रश्नसिद्धी । बोलोनि प्रयाणसमयसिद्धी । एवं ते सकळवाक्यअवधि । अष्टमाध्यायीं ॥ २९ ॥

मग शब्दब्रह्मीं असंख्याकें । जेतुला कांहीं अभिप्राय पिके । तेतुला महाभारतें एकें । लक्षें जोडे ॥ ३० ॥

तिये आघवांचि जें महाभारतीं । तें लाभे कृष्णार्जुनवाचोक्तीं । आणि जो अभिप्रावो सातेंशतीं । तो एकलाचि नवमीं ॥ ३१ ॥

म्हणौनि नवमींचिया अभिप्राया । सहसा मुद्रा लावावया । बिहाला मग मी वायां । गर्व कां करूं ? ॥ ३२ ॥

अहो गूळासाखरे मालयाचे । हे बांधे तरी एकाचि रसाचे । परि स्वाद गोडियेचे । आनआन जैसे ॥ ३३ ॥

एक जाणोनियां बोलती । एक ठायें ठावो जाणविती । एक जाणों जातां हारपती । जाणते गुणेंशीं ॥ ३४ ॥

हें ऐसें अध्याय गीतेचे । परि अनिर्वाच्यपण नवमाचें । तो अनुवादलों हें तुमचें । सामर्थ्य प्रभू ॥ ३५ ॥

अहो एकाचि शाटी तपिन्नली । एकीं सृष्टीवरी सृष्टी केली । एकीं पाषाणीं वाऊनि उतरलीं । समुद्रीं कटकें ॥ ३६ ॥

एकीं आकाशीं सूर्यातें धरिलें । एकीं चुळींचि सागरातें भरिलें । तैसें मज मुकयाकरवीं बोलविलें । अनिर्वाच्य तुम्हीं ॥ ३७ ॥

परि हें असो एथ ऐसें । राम रावण झुंजिन्नले कैसे । राम रावण जैसे । मीनले समरीं ॥ ३८ ॥

तैसें नवमीं कृष्णाचें बोलणें । तें नवमीचियाचि ऐसें मी म्हणें । या निवाडा तत्त्वज्ञु जाणें । जया गीतार्थु हातीं ॥ ३९ ॥

एवं नवही अध्याय पहिले । मियां मतीसारिखे वाखाणिले । आतां उत्तरखंड उवाइलें । ग्रंथाचें ऐका ॥ ४० ॥

जेथ विभूति प्रतिविभूती । प्रस्तुत अर्जुना सांगिजेती । ते विदग्धा रसवृत्ती । म्हणिपैल कथा ॥ ४१ ॥

देशियेचेनि नागरपणें । शांतु शृंगारातें जिणें । तरि ओंविया होती लेणें । साहित्यासि ॥ ४२ ॥

मूळ ग्रंथींचिया संस्कृता । वरि मऱ्हाठी नीट पढतां । अभिप्राय मानलिया उचिता । कवण भूमी हें न चोजवे ॥ ४३ ॥

जैसें अंगाचेनि सुंदरपणें । लेणिया आंगचि होय लेणें । तेथ अळंकारिलें कवण कवणें । हें निर्वचेना ॥ ४४ ॥

तैसी देशी आणि संस्कृत वाणी । एका भावार्थाच्या सोकासनीं । शोभती आयणी । चोखट आइका ॥ ४५ ॥

उठावलिया भावा रूप । करितां रसवृत्तीचें लागे वडप । चातुर्य म्हणे पडप । जोडलें आम्हां ॥ ४६ ॥

तैसें देशियेचें लावण्य । हिरोनि आणिलें तारुण्य । मग रचिलें अगण्य । गीतातत्त्व ॥ ४७ ॥

जो चराचर परमगुरु । चतुर चित्तचमत्कारु । तो ऐका यादवेश्वरु । बोलता जाहला ॥ ४८ ॥

ज्ञानदेव निवृत्तीचा म्हणे । ऐसें बोलिलें श्रीहरी तेणें । अर्जुना आघवियाची मातु अंतःकरणें । धडौता आहासि ॥ ४९ ॥

Portrait of Jñāneśvar

Jñāneśvar · Vārkarī

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(10.1) हे निर्मल बोध करने में चतुर, हे विद्यारूपी कमल के विकास करनेहारे, हे परा-प्रकृति स्त्री से विलास करनेहारे! आपको नमस्कार है।

(10.2) हे संसाररूपी अन्धकार के नाश करनेहारे सूर्य, हे अगणित श्रेष्ठ सामर्थ्यवान्, अति तूर्यावस्था के साथ विलास की लीली करनेहारे! आपको नमस्कार है।

(10.3) हे सकल जगत् के पालन करनेहारे, हे कल्याणरूपी रत्न के निधान, हे सज्जन रूपी वन के चन्दन, हे आराधन करने योग्य स्वरूप! आपको नमस्कार है।

(10.4) हे ज्ञानियों के चित्तरूपी चकोर के चन्द्र, आत्मानुभवियों के नरेन्द्र, हे वेदों के ज्ञान के समुद्र, हे मदन का गर्व हरनेहारे, आपको नमस्कार है।

(10.5) हे प्रेमियों के भजन के पात्र, हे संसाररूपी हाथी का गण्डस्थल फोड़नेहारे, हे विश्व की उत्पत्ति के स्थान श्रीगुरुराज! आपको नमस्कार है। (10.6) आपके अनुग्रह-रूपी गणेश जो आपका प्रसाद दे तो बालक का भी सब विद्याओं में प्रवेश हो सकता है।

(10.7) गुरु की उदार वाचा जो अभय वचन दे तो नवरसामृत के समुद्र की थाह लग सकती है।

(10.8) अजी, आपके प्रेमरूपी सरस्वती यदि गूँगे का स्वीकार करे तो वह भी बृहस्पति से ग्रन्थ रचने की प्रतिज्ञा कर सकता है।

(10.9) बहुत क्या, जिस पर आपकी कृपादृष्टि हो अथवा जिसके माथे पर आपका हस्तकमल रक्खा जाय वह जीव हो तो भी शंकर की समता प्राप्त कर सकता है।

(10.10) ऐसा जिस महिमा का कार्य है उसका मैं किस वाचा-बल से वर्णन करूँ? सूर्य के शरीर को क्या उबटन लग सकता है?

(10.11) कल्पवृक्ष के ऊपर फुलवारी कहाँ से हो सकती है? क्षीरसागर को काहे की पहुँचाई की जा सकती है? कपूर किस सुगन्ध से सुगन्धित किया जा सकता है?

(10.12) चन्दन को काहे का लेप किया जा सकता है? अमृत को कैसे राँधा जा सकता है? आकाश के ऊपर मण्डप बनाना कैसे हो सकता है (10.13) वैसे ही श्रीगुरु की महिमा का आकलन करने का साधन कहाँ है? यही जान कर मैं चुपचाप नमन करता हूँ।

(10.14) यदि विद्या की सम्पन्नता के कारण श्रीगुरु की सामर्थ्य का वर्णन करने जाऊँ तो वह ऐसा होगा जैसे मोतियों को अभ्रक की पुट देना।

(10.15) अथवा जैसे उत्तम सोने को चाँदी का मुलम्मा दिया जाय वैसे ही मेरी स्तुति के वचन होंगे। अतएव चुपचाप चरणों पर माथा रखना ही भला है।

(10.16) फिर श्रीज्ञानेश्वर कहते हैं कि हे स्वामी! आपने बड़ी कृपादृष्टि की जो मैं इस कृष्णार्जुन-संवादरूपी संगम में प्रयाग का (अक्षय) वट बन गया।

(10.17) पूर्वकाल में दूध माँगते ही उपमन्यु के सामने शंकर ने जैसे सम्पूर्ण क्षीरसमुद्र की कटोरी रख दी,

(10.18) अथवा रूठे हुए ध्रुव को वैकुण्ठ लोक के नायक श्रीविष्णु ने जैसे ध्रुपदरूपी मिठाई देकर प्रेम से समझा दिया,

(10.19) वैसे ही आपने यह कृपा की है जो ब्रह्मविद्या में श्रेष्ठ है, जो सब शास्त्रों की विश्रान्ति का स्थान है उस भगवद्गीता को मैं (ओवी छन्द में) गा रहा हूँ। (10.20) जिस वाणीरूपी वन में फिरते हुए कभी किसी अक्षर को फल का प्राप्त होना नहीं सुनो गया उस वाणी को ही आपने विचाररूपी कल्पलता बना दिया है।

(10.21) जो केवल देहबुद्धि ही थी उसे आपने आनन्दरूपी भाण्डार की कोठरी बना दिया है और मन को गीतार्थरूपी क्षीरसागर में जलशय्या प्राप्त करा दी है।

(10.22) ऐसे एक एक आपके अपार अनुग्रह हैं; उनका वर्णन करना मैं क्या जानूँ; तथापि आपके अपार अनुग्रह हैं; जिनका वर्णन किया है, उसके लिए क्षमा कीजिए।

(10.23) अब आपकी कृपा के प्रसाद से मैंने भगवद्गीता के पूर्वार्ध का (ओवी छन्द में) प्रेम से वर्णन किया।

(10.24) पहले अध्याय में अर्जुन का विषाद और दूसरे में निर्मलयोग का, सांख्यबुद्धि का भेद दिखाकर, वर्णन किया।

(10.25) तीसरे में केवल कर्म की महिमा बखानी। चौथे में उसी का ज्ञान सहित वर्णन किया और पाँचवें में योगतत्त्व प्रतिपादन किया।

(10.26) छठे में वही योगतत्त्व आसन से लेकर जहाँ जीव और आत्मा एक होते हैं वहाँ तक स्पष्ट प्रकट किया। (10.27) और भी योग की जो स्थिति है तथा योगभ्रष्टों की जो गति होती है उस सब का प्रतिपादन भी छठे अध्याय में किया।

(10.28) फिर सातवें में प्रकृति का उपक्रम और परिहार तथा पुरुषोत्तम के चार प्रकार के भजनों का वर्णन किया।

(10.29) अनन्तर सातों प्रश्नों का उत्तर और देहान्त समय की चित्तशुद्धि इत्यादि सब वाक्यनिर्णय आठवें अध्याय में किया है।

(10.30) फिर जितना कुछ अभिप्राय असंख्यात वेदों में प्रकट हुआ है उतना एक लक्ष श्लोकयुक्त महाभारत ग्रन्थ में कहा है;

(10.31) और जो कुछ उस महाभारत में है सो सब कृष्णार्जुन-संवाद में मौजूद है, और जो अभिप्राय गीता के सात सौ श्लोकों में है वह एक नवें अध्याय में ही प्रकट है।

(10.32) अतएव नवें अध्याय के अभिप्राय का स्पष्टीकरण करने के लिए वेद भी डरते हैं, फिर मैं वृथा क्यों अभिमान करूँ?

(10.33) अजी, गुड और शक्कर के डेले यद्यपि एक ही रस के बँधे हुए रहते हैं तथापि जैसे उनकी मधुरता के स्वाद भिन्न भिन्न रहते हैं

(10.34) वैसे ही गीता के कोई अध्याय ब्रह्मस्वरूप का जानकर उसका प्रतिपादन करते हैं, कोई अपनी ही जगह से ब्रह्मस्वरूप का निर्देश करते हैं, और कोई जानने का प्रयत्न करते हुए जानने के गुण-सहित ब्रह्मरूप हो गये हैं।

(10.35) ऐसे ये गीता के अध्याय हैं, परन्तु नवों अध्याय अवर्णनीय है। उसका मैंने जो वर्णन किया है वह हे प्रभु! आपकी ही सामर्थ्य है।

(10.36) अजी, जैसे किसी के अँगोछे ने सूर्य का काम दिया, किसी ने सृष्टि पर सृष्टि रची, किसी ने समुद्र में पत्थर के द्वारा सेना पार उतारी,

(10.37) किसी ने सूर्य का खड़ा कर दिया, किसी ने चुल्लू में समुद्र भर लिया, वैसे ही आपने मुझ गूँगे से अनिर्वाच्य ब्रह्म का निरूपण करवाया है।

(10.38) परन्तु यह सब रहने दीजिए। यहाँ वही हाल हुआ है कि श्रीराम और रावण का युद्ध कैसा हुआ, तो जैसे मानों श्रीराम और रावण ही युद्ध में भिड़े हों;

(10.39) वैसे ही मैं कहता हूँ कि नवें अध्याय में जो श्रीकृष्ण के वचन हैं वे नवें अध्याय जैसे ही हैं। यह निर्णय वही तत्त्वज्ञ जानता है जिसके हाथ गीतार्थ आ गया है। (10.40) इस प्रकार पहले नवों अध्यायों का मैंने अपनी बुद्धि के अनुसार वर्णन किया; अब ग्रन्थ के उत्तरखण्ड का आरम्भ होता है उसे सुनिए।

(10.41) जिसमें अर्जुन को श्रीकृष्ण अपनी मुख्य और गौण विभूतियों का वर्णन करेंगे वह सुन्दर तथा सरस कथा में वर्णन करता हूँ।

(10.42) इसमें भाषा की उत्तमता से शान्तरस शृंगार को जीत लेगा, और पद अलंकार शास्त्र के आभूषण बन रहेंगे।

(10.43) मूल संस्कृत ग्रन्थ से भाषा की ठीक तुलना की जाय तो चित्त में अभिप्राय की पैठ

होते ही यह न जान पड़ेगा कि मूलग्रन्थ कौन है।

(10.44) जैसे शरीर की सुन्दरता के कारण शरीर ही आभूषणों का अलंकार बन जाता है तब यह नहीं जान पड़ता कि किसने किसको सुशोभित किया है

(10.45) वैसे ही यह समझ लीजिए कि संस्कृत और भाषा एक ही भावार्थरूपी निर्मल सुखासन पर प्रेम से शोभा देंगी।

(10.46) भावों के रूप का उदय होते ही रसवृत्ति की वर्षा होने लगेगी, और चातुर्य कहेगा कि हमारी बड़ी प्रतिष्ठा हुई। (10.47) इस प्रकार भाषा का लावण्य लूट कर रस तरुण होंगे और उनसे इस अननुमेय गीता-तत्त्व की रचना की जायगी।

(10.48) अनन्तर, चराचर के श्रेष्ठ गुरु, ज्ञानियों के चित्त के चमत्कार, यादवेश्वर श्रीकृष्ण ने निरूपण का आरम्भ किया।

(10.49) निवृत्ति के ज्ञानदेव कहते हैं कि श्रीहरि ने कहा — हे अर्जुन! सब प्रकार से तुम्हारा अन्तःकरण भला-चंगा है।