Chapter 3, Verse 41
Chapter 3 · jnana-yoga
Shloka
तस्मात्त्वमिन्द्रियाण्यादौ नियम्य भरतर्षभ | पाप्मानं प्रजहि ह्येनं ज्ञानविज्ञाननाशनम् ||३-४१||
tasmāttvamindriyāṇyādau niyamya bharatarṣabha . pāpmānaṃ prajahi hyenaṃ jñānavijñānanāśanam ||3-41||
English Meaning
English Meaning
Therefore, O best of the Bharatas (Arjuna), controlling the senses first, do thou kill this sinful thing, the destroyer of knowledge and realisation.
Hindi Meaning
इसलिये, हे अर्जुन ! तुम पहले इन्द्रियों को वश में करके, ज्ञान और विज्ञान के नाशक इस कामरूप पापी को नष्ट करो।।
Russian Meaning
Поэтому, о лучший из Бхарат (Арджуна), сначала контролируя чувства, убей это греховное существо, разрушителя знания и реализации.
Spanish Meaning
Por lo tanto, oh el mejor de los Bharatas (Arjuna), controlando primero los sentidos, mata esta cosa pecaminosa, la destructora del conocimiento y la realización.
Commentary
Jnana is knowledge obtained through the study of scriptures. This is indirect knowledge or Paroksha Jnana. Vijnana is direct knowledge or personal experience or Anubhava through Selfrealisation or Aparoksha Jnana. Control the senses first and then kill desire.