Verse 6.24

Verse 6.24: “Renouncing without residue all longings that have their root in cherished aims withdrawing from everywhere the aggregate of sense-centres by (the effort of) one’s own mind: (375)

Commentary called Jnaneshwari by Jnaneshwar:

The study of ‘Yoga,’ which you consider to be difficult, is a simple thing in one way. Only passion and wrath which are the progeny of ego’s fancy must first be crushed to death, and the ego’s fancy made to lament the loss of its entire progeny. If the fancy hears the news of the destruction of the sense-objects, and if it sees the senses brought completely under control, it will break its heart and it will commit suicide. When the mind attains such apathy towards worldly life, there will be the end of the fancy’s pilgrimage and then alone the Soul’s vision could dwell in great happiness in the mansion of fortitude.