Bhagavad Gita · Chapter 4, verse 38
A key statement of the chapter's high view of knowledge as the greatest purifier, found within through yoga.
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न हि ज्ञानेन सदृशं पवित्रमिह विद्यते ।तत्स्वयं योगसंसिद्धः कालेनात्मनि विन्दति ॥
na hi jñānena sadṛśaṃ pavitramiha vidyate |tatsvayaṃ yogasaṃsiddhaḥ kālenātmani vindati ||
Nothing in this world purifies like knowledge. One who is perfected in yoga finds it, in time, within themselves.
इस संसार में ज्ञान के समान पवित्र करने वाला कुछ नहीं है। योग में सिद्ध हुआ व्यक्ति समय आने पर उसे अपने भीतर ही पा लेता है।
या जगात ज्ञानासारखे पवित्र करणारे काहीही नाही. योगात सिद्ध झालेला माणूस योग्य वेळी ते आपल्या आतच प्राप्त करतो.
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न हि ज्ञानेन सदृशं पवित्रमिह विद्यते ।तत्स्वयं योगसंसिद्धः कालेनात्मनि विन्दति ॥
यथैधांसि समिद्धोऽग्निर्भस्मसात्कुरुतेऽर्जुन ।
As a blazing fire turns wood to ashes, Arjuna, so the fire of knowledge turns all the effects of action to ashes.
4.39श्रद्धावाँल्लभते ज्ञानं तत्परः संयतेन्द्रियः ।
A person of faith who is devoted to it and has the senses under control gains knowledge. Having gained it, they soon reach the highest peace.
The Yoga of Knowledge and Renouncing Action
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