Verse 177

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। ॥ १७७ ॥

In plain words

Let not those who are wise entertain any such ignorant confusion: the fruit of ritual action is one thing, and the fruit of listening to the truth is entirely another.

Close to the Sanskrit

Thus doubt should not be made like an ignorant person by the best of scholars; the fruit of action is other, but the fruit of listening is separate.