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II श्रीराम जय राम जय जय राम II

जरी वेदाध्ययनाचें जालें I आथवा यज्ञाचें शेतचि पिकलें I कीं तपोदानांचें जोडलें I सर्वस्व हन जें II 261 II
तया आघवां पुण्याचा मळा I भार आंतौनि जया ये फळा I तें परब्रम्हा निर्मळा I सांटी न सरे II 262 II
जें नित्यानंदाचेनि मानें I उपमेचा कांटाळा न दिसे सानें I पाहा पां वेदयज्ञादि साधनें I जया सुखा II 263 II
जें विटे ना सरे I भोगितयाचेनि पवाडें पुरे I पुढती महासुखाचें सोयरें I भावंडचि II 264 II
ऐसें दृष्टीचेनि सुखपणें I जयासी अदृष्टाचें बैसणें I  जें शतमखाही आंगवणें I नोहेचि एका II 265 II
तयातें योगीश्वर अलौकिकें I दिठीचेनि हाततुकें I अनुमानती कौतुकें I तंव हळुवार आवडे II 266 II
मग तया सुखाची किरीटी I करूनियां गा पाउटी I परब्रम्हाचिया पाटीं I आरूढती II 267 II
ऐसें चराचरैकभाग्य I जें ब्रम्हेशां आराधनेयोग्य I योगियांचें भोग्य- I भोगधन जें II 268 II
जो सकळ कळांची Just I जो परमानंदाचा पुतळा I जो जिवाचा जिव्हाळा I विश्वाचिया II 269 II
जो सर्वज्ञतेचा वोलावा I जो यादवकुळींचा कुळदिवा I जो श्रीकृष्णजी पांडवा- I प्रति बोलिला II 270 II
ऐसा कुरुक्षेत्रींचा वृत्तांतु I संजयो रायासी असे सांगतु I तेचि परियेसा पुढारी मातु I ज्ञानदेव म्हणे II 271 II

"While good actions and spiritual practices are valuable, they are ultimately secondary to the profound experience of understanding one's true self. While spiritual practices like chanting the four Vedas, fire rituals (yadnya), and acts of charity etc can be seen as meritorious, they are often viewed as stepping stones toward Self-Realization. They can purify the mind, cultivate positive qualities, and create a foundation for deeper spiritual understanding. However, the spiritual merit accumulated from these external actions is not equivalent to the internal transformation that comes with Self-Realization. Besides the Supreme Bliss there is another, the Heavenly Happiness. Yadnya, a fire ritual and recitation of Vedas are means to attain it. One never gets tired of it. It fulfills the desires of the  experiencer. It appears to be the sibling of the Spiritual Bliss and  evokes a sense of joy or admiration when observed. The positive actions and intentions in previous existences are believed to influence the quality of one's future lives, potentially leading to more favorable circumstances, including a more enjoyable afterlife and Heavenly Happiness. One may not have the privilege of the Heavenly Happiness even after performing hundred fire rituals(yadnyas), yet when the yogis' weigh the Heavenly Happiness with the vision of KNOWLEDGE, they find it worthless. Putting it under the feet and rising above, they ascend the throne of the Supreme Bliss. So said Lord Krishna, the glory of the world of animate, inanimate, He who is worshipped by Supreme Lord Shiva and Lord Bramha, He who is the object of gratification as well as the gratification itself for the yogis', He who transcends the sixteen divine attributes or "Kalas", the Supreme Bliss casted as idol, the Supreme KNOWLEDGE that is the gist of all the knowledges, the Omniscient. In the epic Mahabharat, Sanjay narrates the events of the Kurukshetra war to blind king Dhrutarashtra. Let me have your attention urged Sant Dnyaneshwar to the listeners."

II श्रीराम जय राम जय जय राम II

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