योगक्षेमं वहाम्यहम्

भगवद्गीता ९.२२ -
अनन्याश्चिन्तयन्तो मां ये जना: पर्युपासते । तेषां नित्याभियुक्तानां योगक्षेमं वहाम्यहम् ॥

ज्ञानेश्वरी - ओव्या --

पैं सर्वभावेसीं उखिते । जे वोपिले मज चित्ते । जैसा गर्भगोळु उद्यमाते । कोणाही नेणे ॥
तैसा मीवांचूनि कांहीं । आणिक गोमटेचि नाही । मजचि नाम पाहीं । जिणेया ठेविले ॥
ऐसे अनन्यगतिकें चित्तें । चिंतितसांते मातें । जे उपासिती तयातें । मीचि सेवीं ॥
One who has completely sold himself to Me with all his mind and feelings..One who does not fell that anything is better than Me.. it is as if his whole is only for Me..Lord Krishna says, When someone worships/loves me in this way, thinking always about me, not thinking about anything else whatsoever (अनन्यगतिकें ) I serve them myself.

ते एकवटूनि जिये क्षणीं । अनुसरले गा माझिये वाहणीं । तेव्हांचि तयांची चिंतवणी । मजचि पडली ॥
The moment they surrender to me with single mindedness, I take care of all the things for them (All their worries become my worries).

मग तींहीं जे जे करावें । ते मजचि पडावे आघवें । जैसी अजातपक्षाचेनि जीवें । पक्षिणी जियें ॥
Then whatever such devotees want to do, all those things I do for for them. The way a bird does everything for her new born bird.

आपुली तहान भूक नेणें । तान्हया निकें ते माउलीसीचि करणें । तैसें अनुसरले जे मज प्राणें । तयांचे सर्व मी करीं ॥
As new born babies don't understand their own needs, their Mom takes care of everything that baby may need, in the same way, I take care of devotees who surrender to me.

तया माझिया सायुज्याची चाड । तरि तेचि पुरवीं कोड । का सेवा म्हणती तरी आड । प्रेम सूये ॥

ऐसा मनीं जो जो धरिती भावो । तो तो पुढां पुढां लागे तयां देवों । आणि दिधलियाचा निर्वाहो । तोही मीचि करीं ॥
If they want सायुज्यता (to become exactly like God), I give it to them, if they want to serve me, I give them lot of love. In this way, all the feelings the devoteed have in their heart are fulfilled by Lord.


हा योगक्षेमु आघवा । तयांचा मजचि पडिला पांडवा । जयांचिया सर्वभावा । आश्रयो मी ॥
O Arjun, all work/tasks of my devotees, who have surrendered unto me, become my tasks.

(वोपिले - विकले, उखिते - उक्ते , चिंतवणी - चिंता, अजातपक्षाचेनि - नवजात पिल्लू, सूये - घालतो)

अहिंसा

भगवद्गीता अ. १३ श्लो. ७ वरील ज्ञानेश्वरीतील ओव्या -

As a big fan of Mahatma Gandhi, when I read the lines below I was truly delighted. I have not seen such a beautiful, crystal-clear explanation of Ahimsa. Sant Dnyaneshwar - the master, gives wonderful examples and tells us what Ahimsa is and what Ahimsa is not.

एक न पचवितीचि कण ।
इये हिंसेचे भेण* । (भीतीने)
तेथ कदर्थले* प्राण ।(व्याकुळले)
तेचि हिंसा ॥

He says there are people who will not eat food, because eating food is Himsa. This in turn hurts themselves (keeping ourselves hungry is a kind of Himsa if it hurts us). This is Himsa.


कां कमळावरी भ्रमर ।
पाय ठेविती हळुवार ।
कुचुंबैल* केसर । (दुखावेल)
इया शंका ॥

तैसे परमाणु पां गुंतले ।
जाणूनि जीव सानुले* ।(छोटे छोटे)
कारुण्यामाजीं पाउलें ।
लपवूनि चाले॥
The way a bee softly sits on a lotus, taking care that flower is not pressed upon or damaged to the least,
In the same way, an Ahimsa person, knowing that there are many minute creatures on the road, in his kindness, very softly places his feet on ground(as if to hide them) while walking.


ते वाट कॄपेची करितु ।
ते दिशाचि स्नेहभरितु ।
जीवातळीं आंथरितु ।
आपुला जीवु ॥
The road he walks he fills it with his kindness, the direction in which he looks, he fills it up with love and he spreads his own life below others' life as a sheet for their comfort (so much he cares for other lives)

पैं मोहाचेनि सांगडें* ।(योगाने)
लासी* पिलीं धरी तोंडें ।(मांजरी)
तेथ दांतांचे आगरडे* ।(टोके)
लागती जैसे ॥

कां स्नेहाळू माये ।
तान्हयाची वास पाहे ।
तिये दिठी आहे ।
हळुवार जें ॥

नाना कमळदळें ।
डोलविजती ढाळें ।**
तो जेणें पाडें बुबळें ।
वारा घेपे ॥**
**( हळुहळू वारा घेतात)

तैसेनि मार्दवें पाय ।
भूमीवरी न्यसीतु* जाय ।(ठेवीत)
लागती तेथ होय ।
जीवां सुख ॥
He gives many examples - a cat when holds her kitten with her teeth in love, it does not hurt kitten. There will be so much love and softness in the way she holds the kitten.
Similarly, when an Ahimsa person kindly keeps his feet on the ground, the creatures beneath actually feel happy, there will be such tenderness in his walk.

पुढां स्नेह पाझरे ।
माघां चालतीं अक्षरें ।
शब्द पाठीं अवतरे ।
कॄपा आधीं ॥
His love (his love for the other person) walks forth and then words follow. His kindness appears before his words actually come out.
(You understand other persons love towards you even if he does not talk).

तंव बोलणेंचि नाहीं ।
बोलों म्हणे जरी कांही ।
तरी बोल कोणाही ।
खुपेल कां ॥
He tries to avoid talking coz he always thinks if he says some words, would they hurt anyone.

प्रार्थिला विपायें ।
जरी लोभें बोलों जायें ।
तरी परिसतया* होय ।(ऎकणाऱ्यास)
मायबापु ॥
And if someone requests him to talk, he talks with so much love that can be compared with the love of a mother or father towards their child.

तैसें साच आणि मवाळ ।
मितले* आणि रसाळ ।(थोडे)
शब्द जैसे कल्लोळ ।
अमॄताचे ॥
In this way, his words would be true, kind, few but very sweet,
words like play of nectar.

कां जे भूतीं वस्तु आहे ।
तिये रुपों शके विपायें ।
म्हणौनि वासु न पाहे* ।(टक लावून पाहात नाही)
बहुतकरुनी ॥
He would not even stare at anyone coz it may hurt the other person.

तेथ आंगावरिलीं उडवावी ।
कां डोळां रिगतें* झाडावीं ।(शिरणारी)
पशुपक्ष्यां दावावी ।
त्रासमुद्रा ॥
If some mosquito or similar creature is troubling him, he does not even try to put them away. He would not ever show any bad expression towards any animal.