Verse 2.59

Verse 2.59: “Sense-objects recede from the body’s owner when he ceases to feed upon them, but leave behind his relish for them; even this relish ceases after the vision of the Supreme, (303)

Commentary called Jnaneshwari by Jnaneshwar:

O Arjuna, I shall tell you one wonderful thing. Persons practising Yoga abandon sense-objects resolutely. Yet, even though they control senses such as hearing, vision, etc. they are not able to control the tongue (sense of taste); they get entangled in sense-objects in a thousand ways. How can a tree be destroyed only by cutting the top-most foliage, while its roots are being watered? Just as it (tree) flourishes and extends on all sides on the support of the water, in the same way through the tongue (sense of taste) the sense-objects get strengthened in the mind. The objects of the other senses can be checked, but those of the tongue cannot be checked so resolutely, since, without feeding life would not survive. But when, O Arjuna, by constant application and practice the experience of the Supreme Spirit is reached, the tongue is also automatically conquered. When there is the realisation that the Supreme Spirit is not distinct from one’s own Self, the body ceases to function and the senses also forget their objects.