तपस्तीर्थं जपो दानं पवित्राणीतराणि च । नालं कुर्वन्ति तां सिद्धिं या ज्ञानकलया कृता ॥ ४ ॥
tapas tīrthaṁ japo dānaṁ pavitrāṇītarāṇi ca nālaṁ kurvanti tāṁ siddhiṁ yā jñāna-kalayā kṛtā
- tapaḥ
- austerity
- tīrtham
- visiting holy places
- japaḥ
- offering silent prayers
- dānam
- charity
- pavitrāṇi
- pious activities
- itarāṇi
- other
- ca
- also
- na
- not
- alam
- up to the same standard
- kurvanti
- they award
- tām
- this
- siddhim
- perfection
- yā
- which
- jñāna
- of spiritual knowledge
- kalayā
- by a fraction
- kṛtā
- is awarded
That perfection which is produced by a small fraction of spiritual knowledge cannot be duplicated by performing austerities, visiting holy places, chanting silent prayers, giving in charity or engaging in other pious activities.