Gita Verse 4.38

Bhagavad Gita: Chapter 4, Verse 38

Sanskrit Verse

न हि ज्ञानेन सदृशं पवित्रमिह विद्यते।

तत्स्वयं योगसंसिद्धः कालेनात्मनि विन्दति।।4.38।।

Transliteration

na hi jñānena sadṛiśhaṁ pavitramiha vidyate

tatsvayaṁ yogasansiddhaḥ kālenātmani vindati

Word meanings

na—not; hi—certainly; jñānena—with divine knowledge; sadṛiśham—like; pavitram—pure; iha—in this world; vidyate—exists; tat—that; svayam—oneself; yoga—practice of yog; sansiddhaḥ—he who has attained perfection; kālena—in course of time; ātmani—wihtin the heart; vindati—finds

Swami Sivananda's translation

Verily, there is no purifier in this world like knowledge. He who is perfected in Yoga finds it within the Self in due time.

Chapter link: Gita Chapter 4