Sant Jnaneswara’s Pasayadana: Divine Blessings – By Shri Shankar Maharaj Khandarkar (Author) – MLBD Publications

Mere recitation, reading or singing of verses in Pasayadana has evidently not changed people or society. The Indian mindset has resigned to constant expectations of blessing, grace or divine power in life. As a result, people have become dependent, lethargic, passive and actionless, which surely is an area of concern. It is only natural and right to expect people to evaluate their own malicious thoughts and eradicate their bad inclinations themselves. The darkness created by a person’s sins can go away only by the light of his own virtues. The world will see the glorious light of actions (Swadharma) only when everyone performs his own duties in the most effective manner. It is clearly the responsibility of this reader to understand the meaning of these verses, introspect himself and change his own behavior intrinsically. If everyone can change himself in this manner, it may be called as the real fulfillment of Sant Jnaneswara’s wishes in Pasayadana. – Dr. Shrikrishna Deshmukh (Editor)