Muktabai and the Song of the Door

Date and Time: Saturday, 17th February, 10:30 am
Venue: Muktabai and Sopan Dev Mandir, Siddheshwar Colony, Saswad

Gautam was invited by Shri Trigun Gosavi, the chief trustee of Sant Sopandeo Maharaj Samadhi Sansthan, Saswad, to address a satsang at Sopandeo Sanjeevan Samadhi Mandir and the Sant Muktabai Shrine, about an hour’s drive from Pune.

Sopandeo and Muktabai (along with Nivruttinath) were the siblings of Sant Dnyaneshwar (1275–1296), the renowned thirteenth-century Indian Marathi saint, poet, philosopher and yogi of the Nath and Varkari traditions. In his short life of twenty-one years, Sant Dnyaneshwar authored the Dnyaneshwari (a commentary on the Bhagavad Gita) and Amrutanubhav, the oldest surviving literary works in the Marathi language. Their ideas reflect the Advaita Vedanta philosophy, with an emphasis on Jnana Yoga as well as bhakti towards Vithoba, an incarnation of Lord Vishnu.

Nivruttinath was the eldest sibling, and the other three took Him to be their guru. He, Dnyaneshwar, Sopandeo and Muktabai are considered to be the incarnations of Lord Shiva, Lord Vishnu, Lord Brahma and Adi Shakti respectively. Nivruttinath was initiated by the Nav Nath Gahaninath, who, in turn, was the disciple of Gorakhnath.


ज्ञानेश्वरा, ज्ञानेश्वरा, ज्ञानेश्वरा
Dnyaneshwara, Dnyaneshwara, Dnyaneshwara….
मजवरी कृपा करा , ताटी उघडा ज्ञानेश्वरा ।।
Majavari Krupa Kara, Taati ughada dnyaneshwara.
( Do me a favor, open the door. )

 योगी पावन मनाचा।साहे अपराध जनाचा ॥
Yogi paavan manacha, sahe aparadh janacha.
The one who is a Yogi, who is one with the divine, can condone the sinful or disrespectful conduct of other people.
 विश्व रागे झाले वन्ही।संती सुखी व्हावे पाणी ॥
Vishva jhale vanhi, santi sukhi vhave paani.
Even you feel as if the entire world has bursts into flames ( People’s angst out of ignorance), Saints are those who take form of water and cool the fire.

 रागे भरावें कवणाशीं।आपण ब्रम्ह सर्वदेशी ॥
Rage bharave kavaNashi, aapan brahma sarvadeshi.
With whom possibly can you get angry? As, just like you, everyone around you is Brahma. Wherever you go, whoever you meet, every single being is Brahma.

 ऐसी समदृष्टी करा।ताटी उघडा ज्ञानेश्वरा ॥
Aisi samadrushti kara, taati ughada Dnyaneshwara.
Make your Drishti (vision, perspective) even (Same for everyone). Please open the door, Dnyaneshwara.

 संत जेणे व्हावे।जग बोलणे साहावें ॥
Santa jene vhave, jaga bolane sosave.
Once/if/when you become a saint ( The one who becomes a saint) can put up with whatever people say, how much ever bitter it is. (because it has emerged from their ignorance. )

 तरीच अंगी थोरपण।जयां नाही अभिमान ॥
Tarich angi thorapan, jaya nahi abhimaan.
The one who has evolved, enlightened to a higher level doesn’t carry any pride or sense of superiority.

 येथे उंचपण केले।घर अभिमानें गेलें ॥
Yethe unchapan kele, ghar abhimane gele.
Where there creeps in the pride/arrogance, the house/stability/security/everything gets destroyed by the pride.

 द्वैत टाकून शांती धरा।ताटी उघडा ज्ञानेश्वरा ॥
Dvaita taakun shanti dhara, taati ughada dnayaneshwara.
Drop the idea of ‘Dwait’. It is not You and Them. You are them. We are One.
Drop the idea of Duality and nurture peace.
Open the door, Dnyaneshwara.

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