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च विमुच्यते ।तस्मात्कर्म न कुर्वन्ति यतयः पारदर्शिनः’ इति ।‘ज्ञानं विशिष्टं न तथा हि यज्ञा ज्ञानेन दुर्गं तरते न यज्ञैः’ इति च ।तथा च ज्ञानस्यैव मोक्षसाधनत्वं मन्यमानः सर्वकर्मपरित्यागमाह भगवान् वेदाचार्यो मनुः—‘यथोक्तान्यपि कर्माणि परिहाप्य द्विजोत्तमः ।आत्मज्ञाने रमेत च स्याद्वेदाभ्यासे च यत्नवान्’ इति ।तथाह भगवान्परमेश्वरः—
In plain words
And again: 'A creature is bound by action and set free by knowledge. Therefore the renunciate seers, who have reached the further shore, perform no actions.' And: 'Knowledge is superior; ritual sacrifices are not. One crosses the perilous ocean of saṃsāra through knowledge, not through sacrifices.' Recognizing that knowledge alone is the true instrument of liberation, the revered Vedic lawgiver Manu enjoined the absolute abandonment of all ritual work: 'Leaving aside even the prescribed duties, the twice-born seeker should find his joy in self-knowledge and remain steadfast in the study of the Veda.' The revered supreme Lord likewise declared...
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And—'He is bound by action and liberated by knowledge. Therefore the ascetics, seers of the further shore, do not perform action.' 'Knowledge is superior; sacrifices are not thus. One crosses the difficult terrain by knowledge, not by sacrifices'—thus. And recognizing that knowledge alone is the means to liberation, the revered lawgiver Manu declared the total relinquishment of all action: 'Having set aside even the duties prescribed as such, the best of the twice-born should delight in knowledge of the self and remain diligent in the study of the Veda.' So too declared the revered supreme Lord...