Jnana Yoga

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31. Eating of ambrosia, the remnant of the sacrifice, they go to Eternal

Brahman. This world is not for the non-sacrificer; whence the other? — O best of

Kurus.

 

32. Thus manifold sacrifices are spread at the mouth of Brahman. Know them all

as born of action. Thus knowing, thou shalt be liberated.

 

33. Superior is wisdom-sacrifice to the sacrifice with objects, O harasser of

thy foes. All action, without exception, O son of Pritha, is comprehended in

wisdom.

 

34. Know this: by long prostration, by enquiry, by service, those men of wisdom

who have realised the truth will teach thee wisdom.

 

35. Knowing which, thou shalt not again thus fall into error, O Pandava; and by

which, thou wilt see all beings in thy Self and also in Me.

 

36. Even shouldst thou be the most sinful of all the sinful, thou shalt verily

cross all sin by the bark of wisdom.

 

37. As kindled fire reduces fuel to ashes, O Arjuna, so does wisdom-fire reduce

all actions to ashes.

 

38. Verily, there exists here no purifier equal to wisdom. He who is perfected

by Yoga finds it in time in himself by himself.

 

39. He obtains wisdom who is full of faith, who is devoted to it and who has

subdued the senses. Having obtained wisdom, he before long attains to the

Supreme Peace.

 

40. The ignorant, the faithless and one of doubting self, is ruined. There is

neither this world, nor the other, nor happiness, for one of doubting self.

 

41. Him who has renounced actions by Yoga, whose doubts have been cloven asunder

by wisdom, who is self-possessed, actions bind not, O Dhananjaya.

 

42. Therefore with the sword of wisdom cleave asunder this doubt of the Self

lying in the heart and born of ignorance and resort to Yoga. Arise, O Bharata.