Verse 9.2

Verse 9.2: “It is a Sovereign Knowledge and a Sovereign Mystery: it is sanctifying as nothing else, and is capable of realisation in experience; it conforms to the Shastra, is quite easy of accomplishment, and infallible. (47)

Commentary called Jnaneshwari by Jnaneshwar:

(It is that) which is enthroned on the majestic position of the most High Spiritual Teacher, in the Kingdom of all knowledge (vidyā) and which enjoys too the sovereign place amidst all secret truths, and is also the holiest of holies, which is the fountain of religious piety and is the highest good, and which when realised, leaves no room for births and deaths: which being initiated by the word from the mouth of the spiritual teacher is verily revealed as Self-being, in each and every heart, and is thus easily realised. On the same way of easy attainment, one meets with this Brahman as soon as one attains the step of the Bliss of the Self, and then the triad-the enjoyer, the object of enjoyment, and the actual enjoyment-are merged in itself.

The soul, even on this side of the absolute enjoyment has a foretaste of that Supreme Bliss; such is then that knowledge, which besides being within easy reach, is in itself the Supreme Brahman. This knowledge has further excellence: once it is attained, it does not leave you, nor does it drain off by enjoyment nor is it stunted. Should you raise a reasonable doubt as to why such a thing (of such supreme worth) should be left out and spumed by mortals, why should those, who go through fire (and water) out of greed, for piling up their (capital) wealth by usury, deny themselves and spurn bliss of the Self so easily within their reach, this is indeed a reasonable doubt as to how the Bliss of the Self, the most holy and the most lovely and so easy of attainment, which is most sacred and unites one to the Self—such a thing full of happiness, should be left unsecured by the people. But do not entertain any such doubts.