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Chapter 12.271 - Verse 9

Sanskrit Text

नैष दानवता शक्यस्तपसा नैव चेज्यया संप्राप्तुमिन्द्रियाणां तु संयमेनैव शक्यते

English Translation

Into Hari all things merge at the universal dissolution, and from Hiin all things again come forth. Men having scriptural learning cannot get him by such lore. Nor can He be acquired by Penances, nor by Sacrifices. The only means by which He can be acquired is by controlling the Senses.

Padaccheda (Word Analysis)

न + एतद् | दानवता | शक्य + तपस् | न + एव | च + इज्या
सम्प्राप्तुम् | इन्द्रियाणां | तु | संयम + एव | शक्यते