Jnaneshwari (Bhavartha Dipika)
by Ramchandra Keshav Bhagwat | 1954 | 284,137 words | ISBN-10: 8185208123 | ISBN-13: 9788185208121
This is verse 2.48 of the Jnaneshwari (Bhavartha-Dipika), the English translation of 13th-century Marathi commentary on the Bhagavad-Gita.—The Dnyaneshwari (Jnaneshwari) brings to light the deeper meaning of the Gita which represents the essence of the Vedic Religion. This is verse 48 of the chapter called Samkhya-Yoga.
Verse 2.48
Verse 2.48: “Steadfast in Yoga, do thy actions, O Dhanamjaya, relinquishing attachment and becoming even-tempered (alike) in attainment or in non-attainment: (such) Evenness is called ‘Yoga,’. (267)
Commentary called Jnaneshwari by Jnaneshwar:
Be steadfast in Yoga (of duty) with a single-minded devotion without expectation of any fruit. And so let not your performance of duty resulting in success lead you to excessive rejoicing. On the other hand, if for some reason or the other, the action remains incomplete, and infructuous, do not be perturbed in mind and downcast. An action that succeeds is certainly serviceable, but even when it remains incomplete it should also be taken in mind as successful. Whatever is attained by following one’s duty should be dedicated to the primeval author—the Supreme Being (ādipuruṣa) and then take it that it will be completed. Mental equipoise (equanimity) in the face of both success and defeat in an action is described by the learned as the greatest Yoga.