Bhagavad Gita Chapter 4 Verse 38
भगवद् गीता अध्याय 4 श्लोक 38

न हि ज्ञानेन सदृशं पवित्रमिह विद्यते।
तत्स्वयं योगसंसिद्धः कालेनात्मनि विन्दति।।4.38।।



English Translation - Swami Gambirananda
4.38 Indeed, there is nothing purifying here comparable to Knowledge. One who has become perfected after a (long) time through yoga, realizes That by himself in his own heart.


English Translation - Swami Sivananda
4.38 Verily, there is no purifier in this world like knowledge. He who is perfected in Yoga finds it in the Self in time.


English Translation - Dr. S. Sankaranarayan
4.38. In this world there exists no purifier comparabel to knowledge.   One who becomes perfect in Yoga finds this, on his own accord, in his Self in course of time.


Transliteration Bhagavad Gita 4.38Na hi jnaanena sadrisham pavitram iha vidyate;
Tat swayam yogasamsiddhah kaalenaatmani vindati.


Word Meanings Bhagavad Gita 4.38na—not; hi—certainly; jñānena—with divine knowledge; sadṛiśham—like; pavitram—pure; iha—in this world; vidyate—exists; tat—that; svayam—oneself; yoga—practice of yog; sansiddhaḥ—he who has attained perfection; kālena—in course of time; ātmani—wihtin the heart; vindati—finds