12. भक्तियोग

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Chapter 12. भक्तियोग, Verse 12

Chapter 12, Verse 12

Verse text

श्रेयो हि ज्ञानमभ्यासाज्ज्ञानाद्ध्यानं विशिष्यते।ध्यानात्कर्मफलत्यागस्त्यागाच्छान्तिरनन्तरम्।।12.12।।


Verse transliteration

śhreyo hi jñānam abhyāsāj jñānād dhyānaṁ viśhiṣhyate dhyānāt karma-phala-tyāgas tyāgāch chhāntir anantaram


Verse words
  1. śhreyaḥ—better
  2. hi—for
  3. jñānam—knowledge
  4. abhyāsāt—than (mechanical) practice
  5. jñānāt—than knowledge
  6. dhyānam—meditation
  7. viśhiṣhyate—better
  8. dhyānāt—than meditation
  9. karma-phala-tyāgaḥ—renunciation of the fruits of actions
  10. tyāgāt—renunciation
  11. śhāntiḥ—peace
  12. anantaram—immediately

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