Jnaneshwari (Bhavartha Dipika)
by Ramchandra Keshav Bhagwat | 1954 | 284,137 words | ISBN-10: 8185208123 | ISBN-13: 9788185208121
This is verse 4.3 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 3 of the chapter called Brahma-yajna.
Verse 4.3
Verse 4.3: “That very same ancient Yoga have I to-day declared unto thee, since thou art my devotee and comrade, and since this is the supreme secret.” (27)
Commentary called Jnaneshwari by Jnaneshwar:
Now that very Yoga, we have preached to you here, so you make no mistake about it. This Yoga of actions is the innermost secret of my life, and yet I have not kept it secret from you since you are very dear to Me. You are indeed, O Dhanurdhara, simply the very embodiment of Love, and the very vital life-breath of God’s devotion, and the vital spring of friendship. You are the very substratum of faith; how then would it be proper to conceal anything from you. Therefore, even though we are now facing a great battle on the battle-field, still it is necessary to leave that aside for a while, and notwithstanding this disturbance I must root out the ignorance in your soul.