Jnaneshwari (Bhavartha Dipika)
by Ramchandra Keshav Bhagwat | 1954 | 284,137 words | ISBN-10: 8185208123 | ISBN-13: 9788185208121
This is verse 2.68 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 68 of the chapter called Samkhya-Yoga.
Verse 2.68
Verse 2.68: “Therefore, O Long-armed, he whose senses are on all sides held back from the sense-objects, his discernment is perfectly poised. (351)
Commentary called Jnaneshwari by Jnaneshwar:
If the senses are to surrender themselves up, of their own accord, there remains little to be further striven for, and it should, O Dhananjaya, be taken as a thing of special gratification. Just as the tortoise calmly spreads out its limbs and withdraws them at will, in that way one, whose senses remain under his control and act up to what he dictates—such a man should be considered as one of perfectly poised discernment. There is one more secret mark of (knowing) one who has reached perfection, of which, O Arjuna, I shall tell you listen.