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Bhagavad-gītā 4.38
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A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
TEXT 38
- न हि ज्ञानेन सदृशं पवित्रमिह विद्यते ।
- तत्स्वयं योगसंसिद्धः कालेनात्मनि विन्दति ॥३८॥
- na hi jñānena sadṛśaṁ
- pavitram iha vidyate
- tat svayaṁ yoga-saṁsiddhaḥ
- kālenātmani vindati
nanothing — nothing; hicertainly — certainly; jñānenawith knowledge — with knowledge; sadṛśamin comparison — in comparison; pavitramsanctified — sanctified; ihain this world — in this world; vidyateexists — exists; tatthat — that; svayamhimself — himself; yogain devotion — in devotion; saṁsiddhaḥhe who is mature — he who is mature; kālenain course of time — in course of time; ātmaniin himself — in himself; vindatienjoys — enjoys.
In this world, there is nothing so sublime and pure as transcendental knowledge. Such knowledge is the mature fruit of all mysticism. And one who has become accomplished in the practice of devotional service enjoys this knowledge within himself in due course of time.
When we speak of transcendental knowledge, we do so in terms of spiritual understanding. As such, there is nothing so sublime and pure as transcendental knowledge. Ignorance is the cause of our bondage, and knowledge is the cause of our liberation. This knowledge is the mature fruit of devotional service, and when one is situated in transcendental knowledge, he need not search for peace elsewhere, for he enjoys peace within himself. In other words, this knowledge and peace culminate in Kṛṣṇa consciousness. That is the last word in the Bhagavad-gītā.