तस्मान्मद्भक्तियुक्तस्य योगिनो वै मदात्मन: । न ज्ञानं न च वैराग्यं प्राय: श्रेयो भवेदिह ॥ ३१ ॥
tasmān mad-bhakti-yuktasya yogino vai mad-ātmanaḥ na jñānaṁ na ca vairāgyaṁ prāyaḥ śreyo bhaved iha
- tasmāt
- therefore
- mat-bhakti-yuktasya
- of one who is engaged in My loving service
- yoginaḥ
- of a devotee
- vai
- certainly
- mat-ātmanaḥ
- whose mind is fixed in Me
- na
- not
- jñānam
- the cultivation of knowledge
- na
- nor
- ca
- also
- vairāgyam
- the cultivation of renunciation
- prāyaḥ
- generally
- śreyaḥ
- the means of achieving perfection
- bhavet
- may be
- iha
- in this world
Therefore, for a devotee engaged in My loving service, with mind fixed on Me, the cultivation of knowledge and renunciation is generally not the means of achieving the highest perfection within this world.