Bhagavad Gita Chapter 4 Verse 33
भगवद् गीता अध्याय 4 श्लोक 33

श्रेयान्द्रव्यमयाद्यज्ञाज्ज्ञानयज्ञः परन्तप।
सर्वं कर्माखिलं पार्थ ज्ञाने परिसमाप्यते।।4.33।।



हिंदी अनुवाद - स्वामी रामसुख दास जी ( भगवद् गीता 4.33)
।।4.33।।हे परन्तप अर्जुन द्रव्यमय यज्ञसे ज्ञानयज्ञ श्रेष्ठ है। सम्पूर्ण कर्म और पदार्थ ज्ञान(तत्त्वज्ञान)में समाप्त हो जाते हैं।


Rudra Vaishnava Sampradaya - Commentary

Here the superiority of yagnas or offerings of worship to propitiate the
Supreme Lord performed in jnana yoga or in the cultivation of Vedic
knowledge is being explained by Lord Krishna. The yagna accomplished by
knowledge is superior to the yagna performed by material ingredients for
the yagna performed in knowledge is accomplished by no other auspices other
than the atma or soul.  Although the jnana yagna is dependent upon the
activity of the mind yet the knowledge realised that is identical with the
atma manifests itself as a modification of ones thoughts and not a by
product of ones mind as in the case of yagnas performed with material
ingredients. The Chandogya Upanisad IV.I.IV states that: Whatever
righteousness persons do is all completely comprised of knowledge. In the
performance of jnana yagna all activities in their entirety are along with
their results are fully comprised of knowledge.


Brahma Vaishnava Sampradaya - Commentary




Every activity recommended in the preceding verses are useful methods of
upasana or engaging oneself in glorifying the Supreme Lord. Spiritual
knowledge is the result of this.

Now begins the summation.

Everything is verily performance of actions but by itself it amounts to
very little. The culmination of Vedic actions is spiritual knowledge and
solely in spiritual realisation do actions find fulfilment. In the Mundaka
Upanisad it states: That acts of yagna or offerings of worship are
undoubtedly meritorious in themselves; but superior to them is spiritual
knowledge where all doubts are dispelled and the need for all actions
terminated. The point Lord Krishna is making is that all actions culminate
in knowledge.


Shri Vaishnava Sampradaya - Commentary

Karma or actions has two aspects. The action of using the paraphernalia  and
ingredients to perform it is one aspect and the  spiritual  intelligence  to
perform it properly is the second aspect. The  second  aspect  of  spiritual
knowledge  is  superior  to  the  first  aspect   consisting   of   material
ingredients. All activities  culmimnate  in  wisdom.  Any  action  performed
without  directed intelligence is meaningless. Hence all  activities  should
be performed with wisdom involved being  that  spiritual  knowledge  is  the
goal that is desired to be  reached  by  every  means  possible  uatntil  by
constant endeavour one attains the final attainment.


Kumara Vaishnava Sampradaya - Commentary
Karma or actions has two aspects. The action of using the paraphernalia  and
ingredients to perform it is one aspect and the  spiritual  intelligence  to
perform it properly is the second aspect. The  second  aspect  of  spiritual
knowledge  is  superior  to  the  first  aspect   consisting   of   material
ingredients. All activities  culmimnate  in  wisdom.  Any  action  performed
without  directed intelligence is meaningless. Hence all  activities  should
be performed with wisdom involved being  that  spiritual  knowledge  is  the
goal that is desired to be  reached  by  every  means  possible  uatntil  by
constant endeavour one attains the final attainment.