Jnaneshwari (Bhavartha Dipika)
by Ramchandra Keshav Bhagwat | 1954 | 284,137 words | ISBN-10: 8185208123 | ISBN-13: 9788185208121
This is verse 4.17 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 17 of the chapter called Brahma-yajna.
Verse 4.17
Verse 4.17: “It has to be known from (the side of) action; to be known from (the side of) mis-action; to be also known from (the side of) no-action; the way of action is hard to penetrate. (89)
Commentary called Jnaneshwari by Jnaneshwar:
That, by which the entire Universe naturally comes into being and is sustained, is action. One must grasp—this nature of action first; next should be learnt along with its fruit, that kind of action which is prescribed in the codes as specially suited to one’s own particular caste, in the four castes-institution. Then we should distinguish the actions that have been forbidden, so that one should not get entangled in them. In truth the whole Universe is pervaded by action, so vast is its power and compass. But let me first tell you the marks of the sage relevant to the present occasion: