Mahabharata
Bhagavad-gītā (004) (Jnana-Karma-Sannyasa Yoga)6.26.39-42
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Mahabharata · 6.26.39-42
Devanāgarī

श्रद्धावांल् लभते ज्ञानं तत्परः संयतेन्द्रियः ॥
ज्ञानं लब्ध्वा परां शान्तिम् अचिरेणाधिगच्छति ॥
अज्ञश् चाश्रद्दधानश् च संशयात्मा विनश्यति ॥
नायं लोको ऽस्ति न परो न सुखं संशयात्मनः ॥
योगसंन्यस्तकर्माणं ज्ञानसंछिन्नसंशयम् ॥
आत्मवन्तं न कर्माणि निबध्नन्ति धनंजय ॥
तस्माद् अज्ञानसंभूतं हृत्स्थं ज्ञानासिनात्मनः ॥
छित्त्वैनं संशयं योगम् आतिष्ठोत्तिष्ठ भारत ॥

Transliteration (IAST)

śraddhāvāṃl labhate jñānaṃ tatparaḥ saṃyatendriyaḥ ||
jñānaṃ labdhvā parāṃ śāntim acireṇādhigacchati ||
ajñaś cāśraddadhānaś ca saṃśayātmā vinaśyati ||
nāyaṃ loko 'sti na paro na sukhaṃ saṃśayātmanaḥ ||
yogasaṃnyastakarmāṇaṃ jñānasaṃchinnasaṃśayam ||
ātmavantaṃ na karmāṇi nibadhnanti dhanaṃjaya ||
tasmād ajñānasaṃbhūtaṃ hṛtsthaṃ jñānāsinātmanaḥ ||
chittvainaṃ saṃśayaṃ yogam ātiṣṭhottiṣṭha bhārata ||

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श्रद्धावांल् लभते ज्ञानंśraddhāvāṃl labhate jñānaṃone who has faith obtains knowledge; the faithful one attains knowledge
तत्परः संयतेन्द्रियःtatparaḥ saṃyatendriyaḥdevoted to it, with senses restrained; dedicated to this, in control of the organs
ज्ञानं लब्ध्वा परां शान्तिम्jñānaṃ labdhvā parāṃ śāntimhaving obtained knowledge, supreme peace; having attained knowledge, the highest peace
अचिरेणाधिगच्छतिacireṇādhigacchatiquickly attains; soon obtains
अज्ञश् चाश्रद्दधानश् चajñaś cāśraddadhānaś cathe ignorant and the faithless; one without knowledge and without faith
संशयात्मा विनश्यतिsaṃśayātmā vinaśyatithe doubting one perishes; the soul of doubt is destroyed
नायं लोको ऽस्ति न परोnāyaṃ loko 'sti na parothere is neither this world nor the higher one; there is neither this world nor the other
न सुखं संशयात्मनःna sukhaṃ saṃśayātmanaḥthere is no happiness for the doubter; there is no happiness for the soul of doubt
योगसंन्यस्तकर्माणंyogasaṃnyastakarmāṇaṃone who has renounced actions through yoga; one who has left actions behind in yoga
ज्ञानसंछिन्नसंशयम्jñānasaṃchinnasaṃśayamwhose doubt has been cut by knowledge; whose doubt is severed by knowledge
आत्मवन्तं न कर्माणिātmavantaṃ na karmāṇione who has mastered himself — actions do not; the self-collected one — deeds do not
निबध्नन्ति धनंजयnibadhnanti dhanaṃjayabind, O Dhananjaya; fetter, O Dhananjaya
तस्माद् अज्ञानसंभूतंtasmād ajñānasaṃbhūtaṃtherefore, born of ignorance; hence arisen from unknowing
हृत्स्थं ज्ञानासिनात्मनःhṛtsthaṃ jñānāsinātmanaḥlodged in the heart, with the sword of knowledge of the self; that of the heart, with the sword of knowledge
छित्त्वैनं संशयंchittvainaṃ saṃśayaṃhaving cut this doubt; having severed this wavering
योगम् आतिष्ठोत्तिष्ठ भारतyogam ātiṣṭhottiṣṭha bhāratatake up yoga, arise, O Bharata; establish yourself in yoga and rise
Translation

"One who has faith obtains knowledge, devoted to it, with the senses restrained; having obtained knowledge, he soon attains supreme peace. But the ignorant, the faithless, the doubting one perishes; for the doubter there is neither this world nor the other, nor happiness. O Dhananjaya, actions do not bind one who has renounced them through yoga, whose doubt is cut by knowledge, and who has mastered himself. Therefore, cut with the sword of knowledge this doubt born of ignorance and lodged in your heart; take up yoga and arise, O Bharata."

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