Chapter 4 · Knowledge and Renunciation of Action

श्रीकृष्णŚrī Kṛṣṇa speaks

Text 4.33

श्रेयान्द्रव्यमयाद्यज्ञाज्ज्ञानयज्ञ: परन्तप सर्वं कर्माखिलं पार्थ ज्ञाने परिसमाप्यते

śhreyān dravya-mayād yajñāj jñāna-yajñaḥ parantapa sarvaṁ karmākhilaṁ pārtha jñāne parisamāpyate

Recitation · Text 4.33
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Word-for-Word Śabda-Artha (11 words)

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Purport Overview & Key Insights

A ranking is finally offered: sacrifice performed in knowledge is superior to sacrifice of material things, because all action without exception culminates in knowledge. Everything catalogued above is pointed toward one destination.

✨ Devotional Takeaway:Everything catalogued above is finally pointed toward one destination: knowledge.