4.39 Faith, and restraint Krishna speaks
श्रद्धावाँल्लभते ज्ञानं तत्परः संयतेन्द्रियः
ज्ञानं लब्ध्वा परां शान्तिमचिरेणाधिगच्छति
śhraddhāvān labhate jñānaṁ tat-paraḥ sanyatendriyaḥ
jñānaṁ labdhvā parāṁ śhāntim achireṇādhigachchhati
One who has faith, who is intent, whose senses are restrained, gains knowledge — and having gained it, comes quickly to the highest peace.
Explanation
Faith, intent, restraint — and then quickly.
Such a one gains knowledge, and having gained it comes quickly to the highest peace.
Set against 4.38's in time, the two verses divide the journey: the getting takes as long as it takes, and what follows the getting is fast.
Word by word
- śhraddhā-vān
- a faithful person
- labhate
- achieves
- jñānam
- divine knowledge
- tat-paraḥ
- devoted (to that)
- sanyata
- controlled
- indriyaḥ
- senses
- jñānam
- transcendental knowledge
- labdhvā
- having achieved
- parām
- supreme
- śhāntim
- peace
- achireṇa
- without delay
- adhigachchhati
- attains
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