Srimad Bhagavad Gita.

Chapter 12: The Path of Devotion (Bhakti-yoga). Text 12

Å›reyo hi jñÄnam abhyÄsÄj jñÄnÄd dhyÄnaá¹ viÅ›iá¹£yate dhyÄnÄt karma-phala-tyÄgas tyÄgÄch chhÄntir anantaram [12]

  1. hi–For; jñÄnam–Knowledge of Me; Å›reyaḥ–is better; abhyÄsÄt–than practice; dhyÄnam–meditation on Me; jñÄnÄt viÅ›iá¹£yate–is better than knowledge. karma-phala-tyÄgaḥ–Giving up, for Me, the fruits of action; dhyÄnÄt–comes from meditation. tyÄgÄt–From giving up, for Me, the fruits of action; Å›Äntiḥ–peace ensues;[12]


Text

For knowledge of Me is superior to mere practice, and meditation on Me is superior to knowledge alone; from meditation comes the selflessness of giving up, for Me, the fruits of action, following which peace ensues.

Purport