Sanatkumara Samhita
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The is is the english translation of the Sanatkumara Samhita. Sanatkumara in Sanskrit means “eternal youth”. Sage Sanatkumara was one of the Four Kumaras, the four Manasputras (mind-born-sons) or spiritual sons of Brahma. Sanatkumara is also the author of the Sanatkumara Samhita, which is part of the Shiva Purana, and has 59 chapters. Alternative ...
verse 24
Sanskrit text and Unicode transliteration:
न ज्ञानेन कर्मणा वा वैराग्येन तपस्यया
श्रेयोभिर् इतरैश् चापि दानाद्यैर् लभ्यते हरिःna jñānena karmaṇā vā vairāgyena tapasyayā
śreyobhir itaraiś cāpi dānādyair labhyate hariḥ
Word-for-word Sanskrit-English equivalents:
na—not; jñānena—by knowledge; karmaṇā—by pious deeds; vā—or; vairāgyena—by renunciation; tapasyayā—by austerities; śreyobhiḥ—by the best; itaraiḥ—by others; ca—also; api—and; dānādyaiḥ—beginning weith charity; labhyate—is attained; hariḥ—Lord Hari.
English translation of verse:
One cannot attain Lord Hari by knowledge, pious deeds, renunciation, austerities, charity, or other auspicious activities.