
Jñāneśvar · Vārkarī
EnglishChapter 12 · 20 verses
The Yoga of Devotion

Ādi Śaṅkarācārya · Jñāneśvar expands this whole chapterAdvaita · Vārkarī · English · Sanskrit · Marathi · HindiArjuna. Lord! of the men who serve Thee--true in heart-- As God revealed; and of the men who serve, Worshipping Thee Unrevealed, Unbodied, Far, Which take the better way of faith and life? Krishna. Whoever serve Me--as I show Myself-- Constantly true, in full devotion fixed, Those hold I very holy. But who serve-- Worshipping Me The One, The Invisible, The Unrevealed, Unnamed, Unthinkable, Uttermost, All-pervading, Highest, Sure-- Who thus adore Me, mastering their sense, Of one set mind to all, glad in all good, These blessed souls come unto Me. Yet, hard The travail is for such as bend their minds To reach th' Unmanifest That viewless path Shall scarce be trod by man bearing the flesh! But whereso any doeth all his deeds Renouncing self for Me, full of Me, fixed To serve only the Highest, night and day Musing on Me--him will I swiftly lift Forth from life's ocean of distress and death, Whose soul clings fast to Me. Cling thou to Me! Clasp Me with heart and mind! so shalt thou dwell Surely with Me on high. But if thy thought Droops from such height; if thou be'st weak to set Body and soul upon Me constantly, Despair not! give Me lower service! seek To reach Me, worshipping with steadfast will; And, if thou canst not worship steadfastly, Work for Me, toil in works pleasing to Me! For he that laboureth right for love of Me Shall finally attain! But, if in this Thy faint heart fails, bring Me thy failure! find Refuge in Me! let fruits of labour go, Renouncing hope for Me, with lowliest heart, So shalt thou come; for, though to know is more Than diligence, yet worship better is Than knowing, and renouncing better still. Near to renunciation--very near-- Dwelleth Eternal Peace! Who hateth nought Of all which lives, living himself benign, Compassionate, from arrogance exempt, Exempt from love of self, unchangeable By good or ill; patient, contented, firm In faith, mastering himself, true to his word, Seeking Me, heart and soul; vowed unto Me,-- That man I love! Who troubleth not his kind, And is not troubled by them; clear of wrath, Living too high for gladness, grief, or fear, That man I love! Who, dwelling quiet-eyed, Stainless, serene, well-balanced, unperplexed, Working with Me, yet from all works detached, That man I love! Who, fixed in faith on Me, Dotes upon none, scorns none; rejoices not, And grieves not, letting good or evil hap Light when it will, and when it will depart, That man I love! Who, unto friend and foe Keeping an equal heart, with equal mind Bears shame and glory; with an equal peace Takes heat and cold, pleasure and pain; abides Quit of desires, hears praise or calumny In passionless restraint, unmoved by each; Linked by no ties to earth, steadfast in Me, That man I love! But most of all I love Those happy ones to whom 'tis life to live In single fervid faith and love unseeing, Drinking the blessed Amrit of my Being! HERE ENDETH CHAPTER XII. OF THE BHAGAVAD-GITA, Entitled "Bhaktiyog," Or"The Book of the Religion of Faith."
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Jñāneśvar · Vārkarī
English
Ādi Śaṅkarācārya · Advaita
Sanskritद्वितीय-अध्याय-प्रभृतिषु विभूति-अन्तेषु अध्यायेषु परमात्मनः ब्रह्मणः अक्षरस्य विध्वस्त-सर्व-उपाधि-विशेषस्य उपासनम् उक्तम्; सर्व-योग-ऐश्वर्य-सर्वज्ञान-शक्तिमत्-सत्त्व-उपाधेः ईश्वरस्य तव च उपासनं तत्र तत्र उक्तम् । विश्व-रूप-अध्याये तु ऐश्वरं आद्यं समस्त-जगत्-आत्म-रूपं विश्व-रूपं त्वदीयं दर्शितं उपासना-अर्थं एव त्वया । तत् च दर्शयित्वा उक्तवान् असि ``मत्-कर्म-कृत्'' (भ. गी. ११-५५) इत्यादि । अतः अहं अनयोः उभयोः पक्षयोः विशिष्टतर-बुभुत्सया त्वां पृच्छामि इति अर्जुनः उवाच --

Jñāneśvar · Vārkarī
Marathi॥ ॐ श्री परमात्मने नमः ॥ ॥ अथ श्रीमद्भगवद्गीता ॥ । अथ द्वादशोऽध्यायः - अध्याय बारावा । । । भक्तियोगः ।
जय जय वो शुद्धे । उदारे प्रसिद्धे । अनवरत आनंदे । वर्षतिये ॥ १ ॥ विषयव्याळें मिठी । दिधलिया नुठी ताठी । ते तुझिये गुरुकृपादृष्टी । निर्विष होय ॥ २ ॥ तरी कवणातें तापु पोळी । कैसेनि वो शोकु जाळी । जरी प्रसादरसकल्लोळीं । पुरें येसि तूं ॥ ३ ॥ योगसुखाचे सोहळे । सेवकां तुझेनि स्नेहाळे । सोऽहंसिद्धीचे लळे । पाळिसी तूं ॥ ४ ॥ आधारशक्तीचिया अंकीं । वाढविसी कौतुकीं । हृदयाकाशपल्लकीं । परीये देसी निजे ॥ ५ ॥ प्रत्यक्ज्योतीची वोवाळणी । करिसी मनपवनाचीं खेळणीं । आत्मसुखाची बाळलेणीं । लेवविसी ॥ ६ ॥ सतरावियेचें स्तन्य देसी । अनुहताचा हल्लरू गासी । समाधिबोधें निजविसी । बुझाऊनि ॥ ७ ॥ म्हणौनि साधकां तूं माउली । पिके सारस्वत तुझिया पाउलीं । या कारणें मी साउली । न संडीं तुझी ॥ ८ ॥ अहो सद्गुरुचिये कृपादृष्टी । तुझें कारुण्य जयातें अधिष्ठी । तो सकलविद्यांचिये सृष्टीं । धात्रा होय ॥ ९ ॥ म्हणौनि अंबे श्रीमंते । निजजनकल्पलते । आज्ञापीं मातें । ग्रंथनिरूपणीं ॥ १० ॥ नवरसीं भरवीं सागरु । करवीं उचित रत्नांचे आगरु । भावार्थाचे गिरिवरु । निफजवीं माये ॥ ११ ॥ साहित्यसोनियाचिया खाणी । उघडवीं देशियेचिया क्षोणीं । विवेकवल्लीची लावणी । हों देई सैंघ ॥ १२ ॥ संवादफळनिधानें । प्रमेयाचीं उद्यानें । लावीं म्हणे गहनें । निरंतर ॥ १३ ॥ पाखांडाचे दरकुटे । मोडीं वाग्वाद अव्हांटे । कुतर्कांचीं दुष्टें । सावजें फेडीं ॥ १४ ॥ श्रीकृष्णगुणीं मातें । सर्वत्र करीं वो सरतें । राणिवे बैसवी श्रोते । श्रवणाचिये ॥ १५ ॥ ये मराठीयेचिया नगरीं । ब्रह्मविद्येचा सुकाळु करी । घेणें देणें सुखचिवरी । हो देई या जगा ॥ १६ ॥ तूं आपुलेनि स्नेहपल्लवें । मातें पांघुरविशील सदैवें । तरी आतांचि हें आघवें । निर्मीन माये ॥ १७ ॥ इये विनवणीयेसाठीं । अवलोकिलें गुरु कृपादृष्टी । म्हणे गीतार्थेंसी उठी । न बोलें बहु ॥ १८ ॥ तेथ जी जी महाप्रसादु । म्हणौनि साविया जाहला आनन्दु । आतां निरोपीन प्रबंधु । अवधान दीजे ॥ १९ ॥

Jñāneśvar · Vārkarī
Hindi(12.1) हे निर्मल, हे उदार, हे प्रसिद्ध और निरन्तर आनन्द की वर्षा करनेहारी गुरुमाता आपका जयजयकार हो।
(12.2) विषयरूपी सर्प के लिपट जाने पर मनुष्य आपकी कृपा से मूर्च्छित न होकर निर्विष हो जाता है।
(12.3) यदि आपके प्रसादरस की तरंगों की बाढ़ आवे तो संसार-ताप किसे जला सकता है और शोक कैसे पीड़ा दे सकता है?
(12.4) हे कृपालु! आपके सेवकों का योग-सुख का आनन्द प्राप्त होता है। आप उनके ब्रह्मप्राप्ति के बालहठ पूरे करती हैं।
(12.5) आप उन्हें प्रेम से मूलाधार शक्तिरूपी गोद में लेकर उनका सम्बन्धन करती और अपने हृदयाकाशरूपी झूले में उन्हें झुलाती हैं।
(12.6) आप उन पर से जीवात्मभावों की न्यौछावर कर उन्हें मन और प्राण के खिलौने देती हैं और आत्म-सुख के बाल-अलंकार पहनाती हैं। (12.7) आप उन्हें अमृत-कलारूपी दूध पिलाती हैं, अनाहत का गीत सुनाती और समाधिज्ञानरूपी समझौनी कर सुला देती हैं।
(12.8) अतएव आप साधकों की माता हैं। आपके चरणों से सब विद्याएँ उत्पन्न होती हैं, इसलिए मैं आपकी छाया नहीं छोड़ता।
(12.9) हे सद्गुरु-कृपादृष्टि! आपकी करुणा जिसे आश्रय देती है वह सम्पूर्ण विद्याओं की सृष्टि का ब्रह्मदेव बन जाता है।
(12.10) अतएव हे श्रीमति अम्बा, हे भक्तों की कल्पलता! मुझे ग्रन्थनिरूपण की आज्ञा दीजिए
(12.11) हे माता! मुझसे नव रसों के समुद्र भरवाइए, उत्तम रत्नों के आगर बनवाइए, और भावार्थों के पर्वत खड़े करवाइए।
(12.12) भाषारूपी पृथ्वी में अलंकाररूपी सुवर्ण की खानें खुलवाइए और चहुँओर विवेकरूपी लता लगवाइए।
(12.13) मुझे निरन्तर संवादफल के निधान-रूपी सिद्धान्तों के घने बागीचे लगाने की आज्ञा दीजिए।
(12.14) पाखंडियों को गुफाएँ और वाग्वादरूपी टेढ़े-मेढ़े रास्ते तोड़ डालिए, और कुतर्करूपी दुष्ट श्वापदों का नाश कर डालिए।
(12.15) हे माता! मुझे श्रीकृष्ण के गुणों का वर्णन करने में सर्वदा उद्यत कीजिए, तथा श्रोताओं को श्रवण के राज्य-पद पर बैठाइए। (12.16) इस भाषारूपी नगर में ब्रह्म-विद्या का सुकाल कर दीजिए, और संसार में केवल ब्रह्मानन्द का ही लेन-देन होने दीजिए।
(12.17) हे माता! यदि आप अपने कृपारूपी अंचल का मुझ भाग्यवान् पर आच्छादन करें तो मैं ये सब घटनाएँ अभी निर्मित कर दूँगा।
(12.18) इतनी विनती सुनते ही गुरु ने कृपा-दृष्टि से देखा और कहा कि अब अधिक कहने की आवश्यकता नहीं, अब गीतार्थ का आरम्भ करो।
(12.19) तब ज्ञानेश्वर महाराज को तत्काल आनन्द हुआ और उन्होंने कहा जो आज्ञा, मुझ पर महाप्रसाद हुआ, अब सुनिए मैं ग्रन्थ-निरूपण करता हूँ।
Hail you, Oh, Kindness of the Preceptor, holy, and famous as being generous. You always shower joy. The fact that a man's limbs do not get stiffened after being bitten by the poisonous snake in the form of the objects of senses, and that the poison has no effect on him, is all due to your grace. Who could then suffer from the heat (of anger) or get burned with grief, should the waves of your kindness come rushing on in tumultuous floods? It is through your kindness that your disciples enjoy the supreme bliss resulting from the practising of Yoga discipline, and their fond longing for being one with the Supreme is also satisfied by you. You accommodate them (disciples) and fondly maintain and make them grow in the lap of the power in the form of the 'Ādhār' (आधार—the circle of pelvis), and placing them in the cradle in the form of the sky-region of the heart, you give them swings in the form of the knowledge of the Self. You wave around them the individual souls, and give them mind and life-wind for playing with and make them wear on their persons tiny ornaments in the form of the Self-bliss. You feed them with milk from the bosom of the seventeenth phase (extra brilliance) of the Moon, and sing to them the song in the form of 'Anāhata' sound (in the heart region) and lull them into slumber, in the form of enwrapped concentration in spiritual meditation. You are the sole mother to the seekers: art and culture germinate and grow under the shelter of your feet. I shall consequently never forsake your cool shade. Oh you the Kindness of the worthy Preceptor, one who secures your compassion becomes the very God Brahmadev, having the power of creating culture in all its branches. Therefore, O you goddess possessed of all wealth, and acting like the Kalpataru creeping plant to her servants, give me a mandate to discourse on this cultural work (ग्रंथ). Oh mother, let there be created oceans of the nine sentiments in my discourse, and let it become a storage of the best gems, and let there be created mountains of interpretations conveying real meaning (as meant by Bhagwān). Let there be opened in the land of the mother tongue (देशीवान्या) mines of gold in the form of literature, and let there be planted rows after rows of the creeping plant in the form of right thinking. Let there be wreathed garlands of serious problems to be settled (प्रमेय), with plenty of fruit in the form of discussions. Let the den of the heterodox, the crooked ways of those indulging in vexatious wranglings, and the wicked animals in the form of wicked thinkers be all demolished and destroyed. Endow me with a capacity of describing correctly the superb qualities of Lord Krishna, and let the hearers also secure the kingdom in the form of the bliss resulting from hearing them (qualities). Let there be super-abundance of Brahman-Lore (metaphysics) in the town of this Marathi language; and let the people living there have all their dealings to their heart's content in the bliss of the learning. Oh Mother, I shall bring about all this instantaneously, should I be so lucky as to be enveloped (sheltered) in the affectionate skirt of your garments. Hearing this request of the disciple, the preceptor, throwing a kindly glance at him said, "Get you along with your sermon on the teachings of Gītā, without saying anything further." "Very well, this is a great boon from you", said the disciple feeling very pleased, and said to the hearers, "Now I begin with the discourse and you be attentive."