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Knowledge and Realization
कामैस्तैस्तैर्हृतज्ञानाः प्रपद्यन्तेऽन्यदेवताः। तं तं नियममास्थाय प्रकृत्या नियताः स्वया
kāmais tais tair hṛita-jñānāḥ prapadyante ’nya-devatāḥ taṁ taṁ niyamam āsthāya prakṛityā niyatāḥ svayā
They in whom wisdom is obscured by one desire or another, worship the lesser powers, practicing many rites that vary according to their temperaments.
kāmaiḥ—by material desires · taiḥ taiḥ—by various · hṛita-jñānāḥ—whose knowledge has been carried away · prapadyante—surrender · anya—to other · devatāḥ—celestial gods · tam tam—the various · niyamam—rules and regulations · āsthāya—following · prakṛityā—by nature · niyatāḥ—controlled · svayā—by their own
detachmentwisdomdevotiongodactiondesirebodynaturestrengthcontrolsacrifice
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