Chapter 4 • Verse 33

Jnana Karma Sanyasa Yoga

The Yoga of Knowledge and Renunciation

Sanskrit Verse

Shreyaan dravya-mayad yajnaj jnana-yajnah parantapa, sarvam karmakhilam partha jnane parisamapyate

Translation & Meaning

O destroyer of the enemy, the sacrifice of knowledge is greater than any material sacrifice. All action, O Partha, in its entirety culminates in knowledge.

Key Teachings

  • •Knowledge is the supreme form of sacrifice
  • •All forms of action ultimately resolve into gnosis
  • •Material offerings are stepping stones toward wisdom

Topics

knowledge sacrificejnana yajnasupremacyactionculmination
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