Jnaneshwari (Bhavartha Dipika)
by Ramchandra Keshav Bhagwat | 1954 | 284,137 words | ISBN-10: 8185208123 | ISBN-13: 9788185208121
This is verse 4.41 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 41 of the chapter called Brahma-yajna.
Verse 4.41
Verse 4.41: “One who has renounced actions through Yoga and has cleft his doubts by knowledge and is master of his own Self: him, O Dhanamjaya, the actions fetter not. (202)
Commentary called Jnaneshwari by Jnaneshwar:
Therefore, there exists no greater sin in the universe than doubt which is only a snare, meant for catching and destroying the poor victim. Therefore, you should drop all doubt rooted in ignorance and conquer that one (doubt) alone to begin with. It is on the increase when there prevails pitchy darkness in the form of ignorance, thereby barring the way of faith. It assumes proportions beyond the capacity of the heart to hold, and then it completely eclipses the intellect, with the result that the entire universe becomes infected with the poison of doubt.