Chapter 4 Overview
Verse 4.39
श्रद्धावाँल्लभते ज्ञानं तत्परः संयतेन्द्रियः। ज्ञानं लब्ध्वा परां शान्तिमचिरेणाधिगच्छति।।4.39।।
śhraddhāvān labhate jñānaṁ tat-paraḥ sanyatendriyaḥ jñānaṁ labdhvā parāṁ śhāntim achireṇādhigachchhati
Sanskrit Chant Recitation
Chapter 4, Verse 39
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Sanskrit to English Translation
Translator:
The one who is full of faith, devoted to it, and has subdued their senses obtains this knowledge; and upon obtaining the knowledge, they attain the supreme peace immediately.
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Why: the one who has faith, is dedicated to it, and has mastered the senses attains knowledge, having attained knowledge, quickly attains supreme peace, naming faith and sense-mastery as the actual prerequisites for reaching this clarity.
In life: distraction and lack of genuine commitment are bigger obstacles to real understanding than lack of intelligence usually is.
Teaching: if you're struggling to gain clarity on something important, check your actual commitment and focus first, rather than assuming the problem is a lack of ability.
śhraddhā-vāna faithful person
labhateachieves
jñānamdivine knowledge
tat-paraḥdevoted (to that)
sanyatacontrolled
indriyaḥsenses
jñānamtranscendental knowledge
labdhvāhaving achieved
parāmsupreme
śhāntimpeace
achireṇawithout delay
adhigachchhatiattains
Deep Classical Commentary (Bhashya)
Author:
4.39 श्रद्धावान् the man of faith? लभते obtains? ज्ञानम् knowledge? तत्परः devoted? संयतेन्द्रियः who has subdued the senses? ज्ञानम् knowledge? लब्ध्वा having obtained? पराम् supreme? शान्तिम् to peace? अचिरेण at once? अधिगच्छति attains.Commentary He who is full of faith? who constantly serves his Guru and hears his teachings? who has subdued the senses surely gets the knowledge and ickly attains the supreme peace or salvation (Moksha). All the above three alifications are indispensable for an aspirant if he wants to attain to the supreme peace of the Eternal ickly. One alifiaction alone will not suffice. (Cf.X.10?11)