Sārathi

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ज्ञान jñāna

Knowledge, insight. Appears in 69 verses.

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कर्म karmaआत्मन् ātmanयोग yogaयज्ञ yajñaसत्त्व sattvaप्रकृति prakṛti

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  1. 3.3लोकेऽस्मिन्द्विविधा निष्ठा पुरा प्रोक्ता मयानघ।loke’smin dvi-vidhā niṣhṭhā purā proktā mayānaghaThe Blessed Lord said, "In this world, there is a twofold path, as I said before, O sinless one: the path of knowledge of the Sankhyas and the path of action of the…
  2. 3.26न बुद्धिभेदं जनयेदज्ञानां कर्मसङ्गिनाम्।na buddhi-bhedaṁ janayed ajñānāṁ karma-saṅgināmLet no wise man unsettle the minds of ignorant people who are attached to action; he should engage them in all actions, himself fulfilling them with devotion.
  3. 3.32ये त्वेतदभ्यसूयन्तो नानुतिष्ठन्ति मे मतम्।ye tvetad abhyasūyanto nānutiṣhṭhanti me matamBut those who criticize My teaching and do not practice it, deprived of all knowledge and lacking discernment, know them to be doomed to destruction.
  4. 3.33सदृशं चेष्टते स्वस्याः प्रकृतेर्ज्ञानवानपि।sadṛiśhaṁ cheṣhṭate svasyāḥ prakṛiter jñānavān apiEven a wise man acts in accordance with his own nature; beings will follow their nature; what can restraint do?
  5. 3.39आवृतं ज्ञानमेतेन ज्ञानिनो नित्यवैरिणा।āvṛitaṁ jñānam etena jñānino nitya-vairiṇāO Arjuna, wisdom is enveloped by this constant enemy of the wise, in the form of desire, which is insatiable like fire.
  6. 3.40इन्द्रियाणि मनो बुद्धिरस्याधिष्ठानमुच्यते।indriyāṇi mano buddhir asyādhiṣhṭhānam uchyateThe senses, the mind, and the intellect are said to be its seat; through these, it deludes the embodied one, veiling their wisdom.
  7. 3.41तस्मात्त्वमिन्द्रियाण्यादौ नियम्य भरतर्षभ।tasmāt tvam indriyāṇyādau niyamya bharatarṣhabhaTherefore, O best of the Bharatas, control your senses first and then kill this sinful thing, which destroys knowledge and realization.
  8. 4.10वीतरागभयक्रोधा मन्मया मामुपाश्रिताः।vīta-rāga-bhaya-krodhā man-mayā mām upāśhritāḥFreed from attachment, fear, and anger, absorbed in Me, taking refuge in Me, purified by the fire of knowledge, many have attained My Being.
  9. 4.19यस्य सर्वे समारम्भाः कामसङ्कल्पवर्जिताः।yasya sarve samārambhāḥ kāma-saṅkalpa-varjitāḥHe whose undertakings are all devoid of desires and selfish purposes, and whose actions have been burned by the fire of knowledge, the wise call him a sage.
  10. 4.23गतसङ्गस्य मुक्तस्य ज्ञानावस्थितचेतसः।gata-saṅgasya muktasya jñānāvasthita-chetasaḥTo one who is devoid of attachment, who is liberated, whose mind is established in knowledge, and who works for the sake of sacrifice (for the sake of God), the whole…
  11. 4.27सर्वाणीन्द्रियकर्माणि प्राणकर्माणि चापरे।sarvāṇīndriya-karmāṇi prāṇa-karmāṇi chāpareOthers again sacrifice all the functions of the senses and those of the breath (vital energy, or Prana) in the fire of the Yoga of self-restraint, kindled by knowledge.
  12. 4.28द्रव्ययज्ञास्तपोयज्ञा योगयज्ञास्तथापरे।dravya-yajñās tapo-yajñā yoga-yajñās tathāpareOthers again offer wealth, austerity, and Yoga as sacrifice, while ascetics of self-restraint and rigid vows offer the study of scriptures and knowledge as sacrifice.
  13. 4.33श्रेयान्द्रव्यमयाद्यज्ञाज्ज्ञानयज्ञः परन्तप।śhreyān dravya-mayād yajñāj jñāna-yajñaḥ parantapaSuperior is wisdom-sacrifice to the sacrifice with objects, O Parantapa (scorcher of the foes). All actions in their entirety, O Arjuna, culminate in knowledge.
  14. 4.34तद्विद्धि प्रणिपातेन परिप्रश्नेन सेवया।tad viddhi praṇipātena paripraśhnena sevayāKnow that the wise who have realized the truth will instruct thee in that knowledge through long prostration, supplication, and service.
  15. 4.36अपि चेदसि पापेभ्यः सर्वेभ्यः पापकृत्तमः।api ched asi pāpebhyaḥ sarvebhyaḥ pāpa-kṛit-tamaḥEven if thou art the most sinful of all sinners, yet thou shalt surely cross over all sins by the raft of knowledge.
  16. 4.37यथैधांसि समिद्धोऽग्निर्भस्मसात्कुरुतेऽर्जुन।yathaidhānsi samiddho ’gnir bhasma-sāt kurute ’rjunaAs the blazing fire reduces fuel to ashes, O Arjuna, so does the fire of knowledge reduce all actions to ash.
  17. 4.38न हि ज्ञानेन सदृशं पवित्रमिह विद्यते।na hi jñānena sadṛiśhaṁ pavitramiha vidyateVerily, there is no purifier in this world like knowledge. He who is perfected in Yoga finds it within the Self in due time.
  18. 4.39श्रद्धावाँल्लभते ज्ञानं तत्परः संयतेन्द्रियः।śhraddhāvān labhate jñānaṁ tat-paraḥ sanyatendriyaḥThe one who is full of faith, devoted to it, and has subdued their senses obtains this knowledge; and upon obtaining the knowledge, they attain the supreme peace…
  19. 4.41योगसंन्यस्तकर्माणं ज्ञानसंछिन्नसंशयम्।yoga-sannyasta-karmāṇaṁ jñāna-sañchhinna-sanśhayamHe who has renounced actions through Yoga, whose doubts have been dispelled by knowledge, and who is self-possessed—such a one is not bound by actions, O Arjuna.
  20. 4.42तस्मादज्ञानसंभूतं हृत्स्थं ज्ञानासिनाऽऽत्मनः।tasmād ajñāna-sambhūtaṁ hṛit-sthaṁ jñānāsinātmanaḥTherefore, with the sword of knowledge (of the Self), cut asunder the doubt of the self, born of ignorance, residing in your heart, and take refuge in Yoga. Arise, O…
  21. 5.15नादत्ते कस्यचित्पापं न चैव सुकृतं विभुः।nādatte kasyachit pāpaṁ na chaiva sukṛitaṁ vibhuḥThe Lord takes neither the demerit nor the merit of any; knowledge is enveloped by ignorance, and beings are deluded.
  22. 5.16ज्ञानेन तु तदज्ञानं येषां नाशितमात्मनः।jñānena tu tad ajñānaṁ yeṣhāṁ nāśhitam ātmanaḥBut to those whose ignorance is destroyed by knowledge of the Self, like the sun, knowledge reveals the Supreme Brahman.
  23. 5.17तद्बुद्धयस्तदात्मानस्तन्निष्ठास्तत्परायणाः।tad-buddhayas tad-ātmānas tan-niṣhṭhās tat-parāyaṇāḥTheir intellect absorbed in That, their self being That, established in That, with That as their supreme goal, they go whence there is no return, their sins dispelled by…
  24. 6.8ज्ञानविज्ञानतृप्तात्मा कूटस्थो विजितेन्द्रियः।jñāna-vijñāna-tṛiptātmā kūṭa-stho vijitendriyaḥThe Yogi who is satisfied with the knowledge and wisdom of the Self, who has conquered the senses, and to whom a clod of earth, a piece of stone, and gold are all the…
  25. 6.46तपस्विभ्योऽधिको योगी ज्ञानिभ्योऽपि मतोऽधिकः।tapasvibhyo ’dhiko yogīThe yogi is thought to be superior to the ascetics, even superior to those who have knowledge obtained through the study of scriptures; he is also superior to men of…
  26. 7.2ज्ञानं तेऽहं सविज्ञानमिदं वक्ष्याम्यशेषतः।jñānaṁ te ’haṁ sa-vijñānam idaṁ vakṣhyāmyaśheṣhataḥI will declare to you in full this knowledge combined with realization, after knowing which nothing else remains to be known here.
  27. 7.15न मां दुष्कृतिनो मूढाः प्रपद्यन्ते नराधमाः।na māṁ duṣhkṛitino mūḍhāḥ prapadyante narādhamāḥThe evil-doers and the deluded, who are the lowest of men, do not seek Me; those whose knowledge is destroyed by illusion follow the ways of demons.
  28. 7.16चतुर्विधा भजन्ते मां जनाः सुकृतिनोऽर्जुन।chatur-vidhā bhajante māṁ janāḥ sukṛitino ’rjunaFour kinds of virtuous men worship Me, O Arjuna, and they are the distressed, the seekers of knowledge, the seekers of wealth, and the wise, O Lord of the Bharatas.
  29. 7.17तेषां ज्ञानी नित्ययुक्त एकभक्ितर्विशिष्यते।teṣhāṁ jñānī nitya-yukta eka-bhaktir viśhiṣhyateOf them, the wise who are ever steadfast and devoted to the One, excel; for I am exceedingly dear to the wise, and they are dear to Me.
  30. 7.18उदाराः सर्व एवैते ज्ञानी त्वात्मैव मे मतम्।udārāḥ sarva evaite jñānī tvātmaiva me matamIndeed, all these are noble; however, I consider the wise man as My very Self; for, he is steadfast in mind and established in Me alone as the supreme goal.
  31. 7.19बहूनां जन्मनामन्ते ज्ञानवान्मां प्रपद्यते।bahūnāṁ janmanām ante jñānavān māṁ prapadyateAt the end of many births, the wise man comes to Me, realizing that all this is Vaasudeva (the innermost Self); such a great soul (Mahatma) is very hard to find.
  32. 7.20कामैस्तैस्तैर्हृतज्ञानाः प्रपद्यन्तेऽन्यदेवताः।kāmais tais tair hṛita-jñānāḥ prapadyante ’nya-devatāḥThose whose wisdom has been taken away by this or that desire, go to other gods, following this or that rite, led by their own nature.
  33. 9.1इदं तु ते गुह्यतमं प्रवक्ष्याम्यनसूयवे।idaṁ tu te guhyatamaṁ pravakṣhyāmyanasūyaveThe Blessed Lord said, "I shall now declare to thee, who does not cavil, the greatest secret—the knowledge combined with experience (Self-realisation). Having known…
  34. 9.12मोघाशा मोघकर्माणो मोघज्ञाना विचेतसः।moghāśhā mogha-karmāṇo mogha-jñānā vichetasaḥThey are possessed of the deceitful nature of demons and undivine beings, filled with vain hopes, vain actions, and vain knowledge that is senseless.
  35. 9.15ज्ञानयज्ञेन चाप्यन्ये यजन्तो मामुपासते।jñāna-yajñena chāpyanye yajanto mām upāsateOthers also, sacrificing with the wisdom-sacrifice, worship Me, the All-Faced, as one, distinct, and manifold.
  36. 9.24अहं हि सर्वयज्ञानां भोक्ता च प्रभुरेव च।ahaṁ hi sarva-yajñānāṁ bhoktā cha prabhureva chaFor I alone am the enjoyer and Lord of all sacrifices; but they do not know Me in reality, and thus they return to this mortal world.
  37. 10.4बुद्धिर्ज्ञानमसंमोहः क्षमा सत्यं दमः शमः।buddhir jñānam asammohaḥ kṣhamā satyaṁ damaḥ śhamaḥIntellect, wisdom, non-delusion, forgiveness, truth, self-restraint, calmness, happiness, pain, existence or birth, non-existence or death, fear, and also fearlessness.
  38. 10.11तेषामेवानुकम्पार्थमहमज्ञानजं तमः।teṣhām evānukampārtham aham ajñāna-jaṁ tamaḥOut of mere compassion for them, I, dwelling within their selves, destroy the darkness born of ignorance with the luminous lamp of knowledge.
  39. 10.25महर्षीणां भृगुरहं गिरामस्म्येकमक्षरम्।maharṣhīṇāṁ bhṛigur ahaṁ girām asmyekam akṣharamAmong the great sages, I am Bhrigu; among words, I am the one syllable (Om); among sacrifices, I am the sacrifice of silent repetition; among the immovable things, I am…
  40. 10.38दण्डो दमयतामस्मि नीतिरस्मि जिगीषताम्।daṇḍo damayatām asmi nītir asmi jigīṣhatāmOf those who punish, I am the scepter; among those who seek victory, I am statesmanship; and among secrets, I am silence; I am knowledge among knowers.
  41. 12.12श्रेयो हि ज्ञानमभ्यासाज्ज्ञानाद्ध्यानं विशिष्यते।śhreyo hi jñānam abhyāsāj jñānād dhyānaṁ viśhiṣhyateBetter indeed is knowledge than practice; better than knowledge is meditation; better than meditation is the renunciation of the fruits of actions: peace immediately…
  42. 13.1प्रकृतिं पुरुषं चैव क्षेत्रं क्षेत्रज्ञमेव च।prakṛitiṁ puruṣhaṁ chaiva kṣhetraṁ kṣhetra-jñam eva chaArjuna said, "I wish to learn about Nature and the Spirit, the field and the knower of the field, knowledge and that which ought to be known, O Kesava."
  43. 13.3क्षेत्रज्ञं चापि मां विद्धि सर्वक्षेत्रेषु भारत।kṣhetra-jñaṁ chāpi māṁ viddhi sarva-kṣhetreṣhu bhārataDo thou also know Me as the knower of the field in all fields, O Arjuna. Knowledge of both the field and the knower of the field is considered by Me to be the knowledge.
  44. 13.12अध्यात्मज्ञाननित्यत्वं तत्त्वज्ञानार्थदर्शनम्।adhyātma-jñāna-nityatvaṁ tattva-jñānārtha-darśhanamConstancy in Self-knowledge, the perception of the end of true knowledge—this is declared to be knowledge, and what is opposed to it is ignorance.
  45. 13.18ज्योतिषामपि तज्ज्योतिस्तमसः परमुच्यते।jyotiṣhām api taj jyotis tamasaḥ param uchyateThat Light of all lights is said to be beyond darkness: knowledge, the knowable, and the goal of knowledge, seated in the hearts of all.
  46. 13.19इति क्षेत्रं तथा ज्ञानं ज्ञेयं चोक्तं समासतः।iti kṣhetraṁ tathā jñānaṁ jñeyaṁ choktaṁ samāsataḥThus, the field, as well as knowledge and the knowable, have been briefly stated. My devotee, knowing this, enters into My being.
  47. 13.35क्षेत्रक्षेत्रज्ञयोरेवमन्तरं ज्ञानचक्षुषा।kṣhetra-kṣhetrajñayor evam antaraṁ jñāna-chakṣhuṣhāThey who, by the eye of knowledge, perceive the distinction between the field and its knower, as well as the liberation from the Nature of being, go to the Supreme.
  48. 14.1श्री भगवानुवाचपरं भूयः प्रवक्ष्यामि ज्ञानानां ज्ञानमुत्तमम्।śhrī-bhagavān uvāchaThe Blessed Lord said, "I will again declare to thee that supreme knowledge, the best of all knowledge, having known which all the sages have gone to supreme perfection…
  49. 14.2इदं ज्ञानमुपाश्रित्य मम साधर्म्यमागताः।idaṁ jñānam upāśhritya mama sādharmyam āgatāḥThose who, having taken refuge in this knowledge, have attained unity with Me, are neither born at the time of creation nor disturbed at the time of dissolution.
  50. 14.6तत्र सत्त्वं निर्मलत्वात्प्रकाशकमनामयम्।tatra sattvaṁ nirmalatvāt prakāśhakam anāmayamOf these, sattva, which is luminous and healthy due to its stainlessness, binds one by attachment to happiness and knowledge, O sinless one.
  51. 14.8तमस्त्वज्ञानजं विद्धि मोहनं सर्वदेहिनाम्।tamas tv ajñāna-jaṁ viddhi mohanaṁ sarva-dehināmBut know thou Tamas to be born of ignorance, deluding all embodied beings; it binds fast, O Arjuna, through heedlessness, indolence, and sleep.
  52. 14.9सत्त्वं सुखे सञ्जयति रजः कर्मणि भारत।sattvaṁ sukhe sañjayati rajaḥ karmaṇi bhārataSattva attaches to happiness, Rajas to action, O Arjuna, while Tamas, verily shrouding knowledge, attaches to heedlessness.
  53. 14.11सर्वद्वारेषु देहेऽस्मिन्प्रकाश उपजायते।sarva-dvāreṣhu dehe ’smin prakāśha upajāyateWhen the wisdom-light shines through every gate of this body, then it may be known that Sattva is predominant.
  54. 14.16कर्मणः सुकृतस्याहुः सात्त्विकं निर्मलं फलम्।karmaṇaḥ sukṛitasyāhuḥ sāttvikaṁ nirmalaṁ phalamThey say that the fruit of good action is Sattvic and pure; indeed, the fruit of Rajas is pain, and the fruit of Tamas is ignorance.
  55. 14.17सत्त्वात्सञ्जायते ज्ञानं रजसो लोभ एव च।sattvāt sañjāyate jñānaṁ rajaso lobha eva chaFrom Sattva arises knowledge, and greed from Rajas; heedlessness and delusion arise from Tamas, and also ignorance.
  56. 15.10उत्क्रामन्तं स्थितं वापि भुञ्जानं वा गुणान्वितम्।utkrāmantaṁ sthitaṁ vāpi bhuñjānaṁ vā guṇānvitamThe deluded do not see Him who departs, stays, and enjoys; but those who possess the eye of knowledge behold Him.
  57. 15.15सर्वस्य चाहं हृदि सन्निविष्टो मत्तः स्मृतिर्ज्ञानमपोहनं च।sarvasya chāhaṁ hṛidi sanniviṣhṭoAnd I am seated in the hearts of all; from Me come memory and knowledge, as well as their absence. I am verily That which has to be known by all the Vedas; I am indeed…
  58. 16.1अभयं सत्त्वसंशुद्धिः ज्ञानयोगव्यवस्थितिः।abhayaṁ sattva-sanśhuddhir jñāna-yoga-vyavasthitiḥThe Blessed Lord said: Fearlessness, purity of heart, steadfastness in knowledge and yoga, almsgiving, control of the senses, sacrifice, study of scriptures, austerity…
  59. 16.4दम्भो दर्पोऽभिमानश्च क्रोधः पारुष्यमेव च।dambho darpo ’bhimānaśh cha krodhaḥ pāruṣhyam eva chaHypocrisy, arrogance, and self-conceit, anger, harshness, and ignorance—these belong to one who is born for a demoniacal state, O Partha.
  60. 16.15आढ्योऽभिजनवानस्मि कोऽन्योऽस्ति सदृशो मया।āḍhyo ’bhijanavān asmi ko ’nyo ’sti sadṛiśho mayā"I am wealthy and born into a noble family. Who is my equal? I shall perform sacrifices, give charity, and rejoice," thus deluded by ignorance.
  61. 18.18ज्ञानं ज्ञेयं परिज्ञाता त्रिविधा कर्मचोदना।jñānaṁ jñeyaṁ parijñātā tri-vidhā karma-chodanāKnowledge, the knowable, and the knower form the threefold impulse for action; the organ, the action, and the agent form the threefold basis of action.
  62. 18.19ज्ञानं कर्म च कर्ता च त्रिधैव गुणभेदतः।jñānaṁ karma cha kartā cha tridhaiva guṇa-bhedataḥKnowledge, action, and actor are declared in the science of the Gunas (Sankhya philosophy) to be of three kinds only, according to the distinction of the Gunas. Of…
  63. 18.20सर्वभूतेषु येनैकं भावमव्ययमीक्षते।sarva-bhūteṣhu yenaikaṁ bhāvam avyayam īkṣhateThat by which one sees the indestructible Reality in all beings, not separate in any of them—know that knowledge to be Sattvic.
  64. 18.21पृथक्त्वेन तु यज्ज्ञानं नानाभावान्पृथग्विधान्।pṛithaktvena tu yaj jñānaṁ nānā-bhāvān pṛithag-vidhānBut that knowledge which sees in all beings various entities of distinct kinds as being distinct from one another, know thou that knowledge to be Rajasic.
  65. 18.42शमो दमस्तपः शौचं क्षान्तिरार्जवमेव च।śhamo damas tapaḥ śhauchaṁ kṣhāntir ārjavam eva chaSerenity, self-restraint, austerity, purity, forgiveness, and uprightness, as well as knowledge, realization, and belief in God, are the duties of Brahmanas, born of…
  66. 18.50सिद्धिं प्राप्तो यथा ब्रह्म तथाप्नोति निबोध मे।siddhiṁ prāpto yathā brahma tathāpnoti nibodha meLearn from Me, O Arjuna, in brief how one who has attained perfection reaches Brahman—the Eternal, that supreme state of knowledge.
  67. 18.63इति ते ज्ञानमाख्यातं गुह्याद्गुह्यतरं मया।iti te jñānam ākhyātaṁ guhyād guhyataraṁ mayāThus, wisdom more secret than secrecy itself has been declared to you by me. Reflect on it fully, then act as you wish.
  68. 18.70अध्येष्यते च य इमं धर्म्यं संवादमावयोः।adhyeṣhyate cha ya imaṁ dharmyaṁ saṁvādam āvayoḥAnd he who studies this sacred dialogue of ours, by him I shall have been worshipped through the sacrifice of wisdom; such is my conviction.
  69. 18.72कच्चिदेतच्छ्रुतं पार्थ त्वयैकाग्रेण चेतसा।kachchid etach chhrutaṁ pārtha tvayaikāgreṇa chetasāHas this been heard, O Arjuna, with one-pointed focus? Has the delusion of your ignorance been destroyed, O Dhananjaya?