Geetanjali

Bhagavad Geeta 13.12

Sanskrit

अध्यात्मज्ञाननित्यत्वं तत्त्वज्ञानार्थदर्शनम्।एतज्ज्ञानमिति प्रोक्तमज्ञानं यदतोन्यथा।।13.12।।

adhyātma-jñāna-nityatvaṁ tattva-jñānārtha-darśhanam etaj jñānam iti proktam ajñānaṁ yad ato ’nyathā

Meaning

Know yourself deeply and align actions with your authentic purpose. Everything else distracts from what truly matters.

Translation

Steadfastness in the knowledge of the Self, contemplation on the Goal of the knowledge of Reality—this is spoken of as Knowledge. Ignorance is that which is other than this.

Related Topics

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