While Nana Chandorkar explained that serving the Guru, prostrating, and questioning would lead the Wise to instruct a disciple in Knowledge (Jnana), Sai Baba offered a profound reinterpretation. As detailed in Chapter 39, Baba suggested that the word 'Jnana' in the verse should be understood as 'Ajnana' (Ignorance). He argued that the Wise do not instruct in Knowledge, which is self-existent and beyond words, but rather they instruct in Ignorance. By helping a devotee understand and remove their Ignorance, which is a subject fit for speech, the underlying Knowledge is naturally revealed, leading to true awakening.
How did Sai Baba reinterpret the Gita verse that Nana Chandorkar explained, and what was the key change he proposed?
📖 Chapter 39