Jnaneshwari (Bhavartha Dipika)
by Ramchandra Keshav Bhagwat | 1954 | 284,137 words | ISBN-10: 8185208123 | ISBN-13: 9788185208121
This is verse 2.61 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 61 of the chapter called Samkhya-Yoga.
Verse 2.61
Verse 2.61: “Restraining them all, one should abide in Yoga, making ME his goal; for, he who keeps his senses under control, his Discernment can be said to be perfectly-poised. (315)
Commentary called Jnaneshwari by Jnaneshwar:
Therefore, O Partha, one who rids himself of the temptations of sense-objects and defeats the senses, is alone of certainty, fit and able to follow the path of Yoga and to be of perfectly-poised discernment. One whose heart is never tempted by any sense-objects always secures the realisation of the Self and so, never loses sight of ME in his heart. Otherwise even though such a person to all appearances never associates with the sense-objects, still should there linger in his mind the least desire for sense-objects, he must be said to be all worldly from beginning to end. Just as a single drop of poison taken, gets circulated all through the system and unmistakably results in the loss of life in that way even the slightest desire for sense-objects lingering in the mind completely destroys all sorts of right thinking.