Sanskrit · Devanagari
श्रेयान्द्रव्यमयाद्यज्ञाज्ज्ञानयज्ञः परन्तप। सर्वं कर्माखिलं पार्थ ज्ञाने परिसमाप्यते ॥
Sanskrit · IAST
śreyāndravyamayādyajñājjñānayajñaḥ parantapa sarvaṃ karmākhilaṃ pārtha jñāne parisamāpyate
English witness
Kashinath Trimbak Telang, 1882O son of Pṛthā! is wholly and entirely comprehended in knowledge. That you should learn by salutation question
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।।4.33।। श्रेयान् द्रव्यमयात् द्रव्यसाधनसाध्यात् यज्ञात् ज्ञानयज्ञः हे परंतप। द्रव्यमयो हि यज्ञः फलस्यारम्भकः ज्ञानयज्ञः न फलारम्भकः अतः श्रेयान् प्रशस्यतरः। कथम् यतः सर्वं कर्म समस्तम् अखिलम् अप्रतिबद्धं पार्थ ज्ञाने मोक्षसाधने सर्वतःसंप्लुतोदकस्थानीये परिसमाप्यते अन्तर्भवतीत्यर्थः यथा कृताय विजितायाधरेयाः संयन्त्येवमेनं सर्वं तदभिसमेति यत् किञ्चित्प्रजाः साधु कुर्वन्ति यस्तद्वेद यत्स वेद (छा0 उ0 4.1.4) इति श्रुतेः।।तदेतत् विशिष्टं ज्ञानं तर्हि केन प्राप्यते इत्युच्यते
52ffbbb716be…Rāmānuja
Sri Ramanuja did not comment on this sloka
37fc53b09b6a…Swami Sivananda
4.33 श्रेयान् superior? द्रव्यमयात् with objects? यज्ञात् than sacrifice? ज्ञानयज्ञः knowledgesacrifice? परन्तप O Parantapa? सर्वम् all? कर्म action? अखिलम् in its entirely? पार्थ O Partha? ज्ञाने in knowledge? परिसमाप्यते is culminated.Commentary Sacrifices with material objects cause material effects and bring the sacrificer to this world for the enjoyment of the fruits? while wisdomsacrifice leads to Moksha. Therefore wisdomsacrifice is superior to the sacrifice performed with material objects. Just as rivers join the ocean? so do all actions join knowledge? i.e.? they culminate in knowledge. All actions purify the heart and lead to the dawn of knowledge of the Self.All actions that are performed as offerings unto the Lord with their fruits are contained in the knowledge of Brahman. (Cf.IX.15X.25XVIII.70)
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