न हि ज्ञानेन सदृशं पवित्रमिह विद्यते |
तत्स्वयं योगसंसिद्धः कालेनात्मनि विन्दति ||४-३८||
na hi jñānena sadṛśaṃ pavitramiha vidyate . tatsvayaṃ yogasaṃsiddhaḥ kālenātmani vindati ||4-38||
।।4.38।। 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।।
4.38 न not? हि verily? ज्ञानेन to wisdom? सदृशम् like? पवित्रम् pure? इह here (in this world)? विद्यते is? तत् that? स्वयम् oneself? योगसंसिद्धः perfected in Yoga? कालेन in time? आत्मनि in the Self? विन्दति finds.Commentary There exists no purifier eal to knowledge of the Self. He who has attained perfection by the constant practice of Karma Yoga and Dhyana Yoga (the Yoga of meditation) will? after a time? find the knowledge of the Self in himself.
Non-dualism. The individual self and Brahman are one. The world is appearance (maya). Liberation through knowledge.
।।4.38।।क्योंकि ज्ञानका इतना प्रभाव है इसलिये ज्ञानके समान पवित्र करनेवाला शुद्ध करनेवाला इस लोकमें ( दूसरा कोई ) नहीं है। कर्मयोग या समाधियोगद्वारा बहुत कालमें भली प्रकार शुद्धान्तःकरण हुआ अर्थात् वैसी योग्यताको प्राप्त हुआ मुमुक्ष स्वयं अपने आत्मामें ही उस ज्ञानको पाता है यानी साक्षात् किया करता है।
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4.38 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.
This interpretation draws on the Advaita tradition and may not represent the view of any single school. For authoritative guidance within a specific tradition, seek a qualified teacher.
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