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Jnana Karma Sanyasa Yoga · Knowledge & Renunciation of Action
Bhagavad Gita 4.37
Sanskrit
यथैधांसि समिद्धोऽग्निर्भस्मसात्कुरुतेऽर्जुन । ज्ञानाग्निः सर्वकर्माणि भस्मसात्कुरुते तथा ॥4.37॥
Transliteration
yathaidhāṃsi samiddho'gnirbhasmasātkurute'rjuna | jñānāgniḥ sarvakarmāṇi bhasmasātkurute tathā ‖4.37‖
Meaning
“As a blazing fire reduces wood to ashes, O Arjuna, so the fire of knowledge reduces all karma to ashes.”
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Theme: Knowledge & Renunciation of Action
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