Bhagavad Gita · Kshetra Kshetrajna Vibhaga YogaChapter 13, Shloka 11 (13.11)
Original Sanskrit · श्रीभगवान्
अध्यात्मज्ञाननित्यत्वं तत्त्वज्ञानार्थदर्शनम्
एतज्ज्ञानमिति प्रोक्तमज्ञानं यदतोऽन्यथा
॥ 13.11 ॥
adhyātmajñānanityatvaṃ tattvajñānārthadarśanam
etajjñānamiti proktamajñānaṃ yadato'nyathā
Translation
"— constant dedication to knowledge of the Self, and keeping in view the purpose of the knowledge of truth (liberation) — this is called knowledge; whatever is contrary to it is ignorance."
Interpretation
Shankaracharya. amānitvādīnāṃ jñānasādhanānāṃ bhāvanāparipākanimittaṃ tattvajñānam, tasya arthaḥ mokṣaḥ — from the ripening of means such as humility comes knowledge of the truth, and its purpose is liberation (moksha); tattvajñānaphalālocane hi tatsādhanānuṣṭhāne pravṛttiḥ syād iti — only by keeping the fruit in view does one take up the means.
Acharya Ramanuja. jñāyate anena ātmā iti jñānam, ātmajñānasādhanam ity arthaḥ — that by which the Self is known is knowledge — that is, the means to knowledge of the Self.
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