Jnaneshwari (Bhavartha Dipika)

by Ramchandra Keshav Bhagwat | 1954 | 284,137 words | ISBN-10: 8185208123 | ISBN-13: 9788185208121

This is verse 7.15-16 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 15-16 of the chapter called Jnana-vijnana-yoga.

Verse 7.15:Perpetrators of evil deeds—the deluded ones—they never seek refuge in Me: these basest of men bereft of knowledge through the (Cosmic-) Illusion, and betaking themselves to demoniac disposition.

Verse 7.16:Four sorts of people, the doers of righteous deeds, Oh Arjuna, betake themselves unto Me: the one in distress, the one eager to know, the one seeking some end, and the man of knowledge, Oh Bull amongst the Bharatas. (103)

Commentary called Jnaneshwari by Jnaneshwar:

Except such devotees, others are possessed by the spirit of self-conceit, which makes them forget the knowledge of the self. In such a condition the sense-control of such men that covers the animal body gets slackened, and they cease to feel ashamed of their degeneration, and indulge in acts forbidden (in the Vedas). See you, O Son of Pandu, they set aside entirely the purpose for which they come into this world in the human form and indulge in vain talk, on the beaten track, leading to sense-enjoyment and they are surrounded by clusters of various passions: and when there fall on them the blows of sorrow and lamentation, they suffer from loss of memory. The root cause of all this is this ‘Maya’ (delusion) that makes them forget Me. There are only four among my devotees that have betaken themselves unto Me. First is the sick soul in distress (worldly sorrow), the second is one who is eager to know the truth, the third is the one who seeks some end and fruit, while the fourth is the man of realisation.

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