Jnaneshwari (Bhavartha Dipika)
by Ramchandra Keshav Bhagwat | 1954 | 284,137 words | ISBN-10: 8185208123 | ISBN-13: 9788185208121
This is verse 12.2 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 2 of the chapter called Bhakti-yoga.
Verse 12.2
Verse 12.2: The Exalted-one spake: “Fixing their minds upon Me, those who, ever steadied in Yoga, seek Me in service, being endowed with supreme faith: they are deemed of Me the best knowers of Yoga. (35)
Commentary called Jnaneshwari by Jnaneshwar:
“So hear; as the Sun goes behind the western hills, his rays also follow him though he is not seen; or just as O Son of Pandu, a river begins to get swollen in the rainy season, in that way, the faith goes on increasing as (the devotee) continues in my worship. The devotion is like that forceful tidal flow of river water which continues in its full force even though the river comes near its place of falling into the sea. In that way those that fix their minds on me and worship me day and night, along with all the senses,—those devotees that in this way give themselves unto me, I consider as the best knowers of Yoga.