Jnaneshwari (Bhavartha Dipika)
by Ramchandra Keshav Bhagwat | 1954 | 284,137 words | ISBN-10: 8185208123 | ISBN-13: 9788185208121
This is verse 3.24 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 24 of the chapter called Karma-yoga.
Verse 3.24
Verse 3.24: “These worlds would (then) sink into ruin, if i were not to be at work. I would (thus) be author of (caste) intermingling and bring destruction to these creations. (166)
Commentary called Jnaneshwari by Jnaneshwar:
Were we in the fulness of our satisfied being, to remain absorbed in the state of the Self-realisation, how would the people fare in life’s journey? The people look up to us, observe how we act and learn from us how to conduct themselves well. This social order obtaining so far shall not be disturbed. Therefore, O Partha, those especially that are powerful and are all-knowing should not abandon actions.