श्रॆयान् द्रव्यमयात् यज्ञात् ज्ञान यज्ञः परन्तप ।
सर्वं कर्म अखिलं पार्थ ज्ञानॆ परिसमाप्यतॆ ॥ ४.३३ ॥
ಶ್ರೇಯಾನ್ ದ್ರವ್ಯಮಯಾತ್ ಯಜ್ಞಾತ್ ಜ್ಞಾನ ಯಜ್ಞಃ ಪರಂತಪ |
ಸರ್ವಂ ಕರ್ಮ ಅಖಿಲಂ ಪಾರ್ಥ ಜ್ಞಾನೇ ಪರಿಸಮಾಪ್ಯತೇ || ೪.೩೩ ||
shrEyAn dravyamayAt yaj~jAt j~jAna yaj~jaH parantapa |
sarvaM karma akhilaM pArtha j~jAnE parisamApyatE || 4.33 ||
If it be asked that which of the aforesaid sacrifices is the most exalted, the Lord says:
O Parantapa, better than the sacrifices of the substances is the “sacrifice of wisdom” (righteous efforts to gain knowledge and wisdom); every act, be it the smallest, finds its accomplishment in wisdom (when the wisdom is gained, all actions bear fruits), O Partha.