Gyaneshwari, Sant Jnaneshwar’s luminous Bhakti commentary, lies scattered like hidden gems across a handful of renowned libraries, research institutes and digital archives—no need to chase a needle in a haystack.

1. Bhandarkar Oriental Research Institute (BORI), Pune
   • Houses several 17th–18th-century manuscripts in Modi script.
   • Its 1955 critical edition, later reprinted with revised collations, remains a go-to for scholars.

2. Deccan College Postgraduate & Research Institute, Pune
   • Microfilm collections include variant readings from Nagpur, Kolhapur and Ambajogai.
   • Recent cataloging under the National Mission for Manuscripts (NMM) has opened up digital access through e-GRANTHALAYA.

3. Muktabodha Indological Research Institute, Mumbai
   • An ambitious digitization drive in 2024 made high-resolution scans of key Gyaneshwari folios available online, complete with transliteration tools for Modi script.

4. Asiatic Society, Mumbai & Kolkata
   • Both branches preserve stone-marked palm-leaf bundles—some bearing colophons tying them to 18th-century Maratha patrons.
   • Their published critical edition (1998) offers a parallel Devanagari text with Sanskrit interlinear glosses.

5. National Mission for Manuscripts (NMM) Portal
   • Search “Jnaneshwari” to pull up scanned manuscripts from smaller Maharashtra talukas.
   • Frequent weekend workshops at the Manuscript Conservation Centre help decode damaged folios.

6. British Library & University Collections
   • A handful of 19th-century paper copies turned up in the India Office Records; request via their online manuscripts catalogue.
   • Universities such as Oxford and Leiden also hold microfiche editions—perfect for anyone keen on paleography.

7. Modern Print Editions
   • Adhyatma Prakashan (Mumbai) and Sahitya Akademi have issued critical Marathi–English versions, collated against multiple manuscripts.
   • R. C. Dhere’s annotated edition (2019) stitches together variant readings and offers fresh commentary on Bhakti undercurrents.

Diving into these reservoirs lets aficionados compare readings, spot regional interpolations and appreciate the living tradition of Gyaneshwari scholarship—truly a treasure trove for anyone smitten by Jnaneshwar’s devotional genius.