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BG 4.33

श्रेयान्द्रव्यमयाद्यज्ञाज्ज्ञानयज्ञः परंतप
सर्वं कर्माखिलं पार्थ ज्ञाने परिसमाप्यते

śreyān dravyamayād yajñāj
jñānayajñaḥ paraṃtapa
sarvaṃ karmākhilaṃ pārtha
jñāne parisamāpyate

SYNONYMS

śreyān: superior | dravyamayāt: material | yajñāt: to sacrifice | jñānayajñaḥ: the sacrifice of knowledge | paraṃtapa: O Arjuna | sarvaṃ: all | karma: actions | akhilaṃ: and everything else | pārtha: O Arjuna | jñāne: in knowledge | parisamāpyate: culminate |

TRANSLATION

The sacrifice of knowledge is superior to material sacrifice. O Arjuna, all actions and everything else culminate in knowledge.

PURPORT

Karma Yoga has two aspects—knowledge and material ingredients. Of these two, the component of knowledge is superior to the component of material ingredients. Knowledge is the culmination of all actions and of everything else, accessories and other things helpful. This knowledge alone, which is to be obtained by all means, is practised as comprehended in Karma Yoga. And this knowledge being regularly practised, reaches gradually what is ultimately attainable i.e., the vision of the self.