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Jnana Karma Sanyasa Yoga · Knowledge & Renunciation of Action

Bhagavad Gita 4.38

Sanskrit

न हि ज्ञानेन सदृशं पवित्रमिह विद्यते । तत्स्वयं योगसंसिद्धः कालेनात्मनि विन्दति ॥4.38॥

Transliteration

na hi jñānena sadṛśaṃ pavitramiha vidyate | tatsvayaṃ yogasaṃsiddhaḥ kālenātmani vindati ‖4.38‖

Meaning

There is nothing in this world as purifying as knowledge. One perfected in yoga finds it in oneself, in time.

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Theme: Knowledge & Renunciation of Action

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