Bhagavad Gita 4.38 meaningWisdom in action
In simple wordsSo simple a child gets it
“Nothing cleans the heart like wisdom. It grows inside you with practice.”
What it means
“Nothing in this world purifies like wisdom. Whoever matures through practice discovers it within themselves in time.”
The original Sanskrit · known as “Na Hi Jnanena Sadrisham”
न हि ज्ञानेन सदृशं पवित्रमिह विद्यते । तत्स्वयं योगसंसिद्धः कालेनात्मनि विन्दति ॥
na hi jñānena sadṛśaṃ pavitramiha vidyate tatsvayaṃ yogasaṃsiddhaḥ kālenātmani vindati
Translations
Literal translation
Indeed, there is nothing purifying here comparable to Knowledge. One who has become perfected after a (long) time through yoga, realizes That by himself in his own heart.
Swami Gambhirananda
हिंदी अनुवाद
इस लोक में ज्ञान के समान पवित्र करने वाला, निसंदेह, कुछ भी नहीं है। योग में संसिद्ध पुरुष स्वयं ही उसे (उचित) काल में आत्मा में प्राप्त करता है।
Swami Tejomayananda
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