Verse 3.32

Verse 3.32: “Those on the other hand who, envious of it, do not act up to this mine teaching: consider them, the thoughtless ones, as doomed to destruction, being utterly confounded in all their wisdom. (191)

Commentary called Jnaneshwari by Jnaneshwar:

Those, on the other hand, who under the grip of delusive Maya give themselves up to indulgence to the senses, and turn away from my teaching or treat it lightly looking at it with a contemptuous eye as idle talk, out of sheer impudence, are evil souls that are intoxicated with the drink of wine in the form of infatuation, poisoned with senseobjects, and stuck up in the mire of ignorance. The fools cannot appreciate the teaching of the Yoga of actions, just as jewels placed in the hands of a corpse are wasted, or just as the blind cannot enjoy morning light, or just as moon-light is of no use to a crow. The fools, therefore, do not heed it (teaching) but, on the contrary, ridicule it and this is but natural, as a moth cannot bear the lamp-light. It goes to embrace the flame that consumes it: in the same way the enjoyment of the sense-objects is self-destruction to such fools. Similarly O Partha, such ones should not even be talked to as they get wearied with thoughts on spiritual matters.