Yaavaanartha udapaane sarvatah samplutodake;
Taavaan sarveshu vedeshu braahmanasya vijaanatah.
46. To the Brahmana who has known the Self, all the Vedas are of as much use as is a
reservoir of water in a place where there is a flood.
COMMENTARY
Only for a sage who has realised the Self are the Vedas of no use,
because he is in possession of knowledge of the Self. This does not, however, mean that the Vedas
are useless. They are useful for neophytes or aspirants who have just started on the spiritual path.
Karmanyevaadhikaaraste maa phaleshu kadaachana;
Maa karmaphalahetur bhoor maa te sango’stwakarmani.
47. Thy right is to work only, but never with its fruits; let not the fruits of actions be thy
motive, nor let thy attachment be to inaction.
