Jnaneshwari (Bhavartha Dipika)
by Ramchandra Keshav Bhagwat | 1954 | 284,137 words | ISBN-10: 8185208123 | ISBN-13: 9788185208121
This is verse 15.13 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 13 of the chapter called Purusottama-yoga.
Verse 15.13
Verse 15.13: “Permeating the Earth I sustain the beings through My vital-force. I also nourish the herbs all, by becoming Soma, whose essence is the sap. (401)
Commentary called Jnaneshwari by Jnaneshwar:
I permeate the earth; therefore even though (it be) like a lump of particles, it is not dissolved in the water of the ocean. I permeate the earth and enable it to sustain the countless beings that are apparently sustained by the earth. I am, Oh Son of Pandu, the vast moving lake full of nectar in the form of the Moon. I nourish all the herbs, and medicinal plants, by providing them with water in the form of lunar rays through the channels from the Moon-lake. Similarly, I nourish all kinds of grain (crops) making them abundant and thus protect all beings by providing them with food. Even though food is produced, will it suffice if (it is) not supplemented by the fire of hunger that brings about digestion and makes the beings enjoy satisfaction?