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The Genius of Dnyaneshwar
Childhood, middle age and growing old Is life wearing different clothes …170 Dnyaneshwar now expands on the theme of the soul, in several verses as compared to only two in the Geeta Pure, untainted and forever Not some matter For sword and cleaver13 …171 The Geeta specifically mentions an armament as incapable of cleaving that ‘eternal’. It cannot burn, dry or drown though Fire, wind and water may surround (it) …172 The eternal is impervious14 to the elements, all of which came later. And this eternal spirit is Not amenable to logic and instruments Or meditation15 and sacraments16 …173 The four standard methods that man employs to solve riddles are inoperative with reference to the soul Not something that mind can seize It is timeless, beyond its chronological17 reach …174 The element of time so crucial to human thoughts does not apply to the spirit It is ancient and older Than things that flow It is not tainted By qualities you know This its nature Once you know Lament and sorrow On their own will go …175