Geetanjali

Bhagavad Geeta 12.12

Sanskrit

श्रेयो हि ज्ञानमभ्यासाज्ज्ञानाद्ध्यानं विशिष्यते।ध्यानात्कर्मफलत्यागस्त्यागाच्छान्तिरनन्तरम्।।12.12।।

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

Meaning

Focus on your work without attachment to outcomes. This detachment from results—not abandoning effort—brings lasting peace and clarity to decision-making.

Translation

Knowledge is certainly superior to practice; meditation surpasses knowledge. The renunciation of the results of works surpasses meditation. From renunciation, peace follows immediately.

Related Topics

This verse relates to the following principles from the Bhagavad Geeta: