CHAPTERLVII

chapterlvii

i.66.sâdho,s'abdsâdhnâkîjai

receivethatwordfromwhichtheuniversespringeth!

thatwordistheguru;ihaveheardit,andbecomethedisciple.

howmanyaretherewhoknowthemeaningofthatword?

osadhu!practisethatword!

thevedasandthepuranasproclaimit,

theworldisestablishedinit,

therishisanddevoteesspeakofit:

butnoneknowsthemysteryoftheword.

thehouseholderleaveshishousewhenhehearsit,

theasceticcomesbacktolovewhenhehearsit,

thesixphilosophiesexpoundit,

thespiritofrenunciationpointstothatword,

fromthatwordtheworld-formhassprung,

thatwordrevealsall.

kabîrsays:"butwhoknowswhencethewordcometh?