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## English Translation:
**Verse 163:**
**Text:** *Jnanayogatapah shuddhamityahurmuni pungavaha | Tasmann nikachitasyaapi karmanoyujyate kshayah ||163||*
**Meaning:** The wise sages declare that *jnanayoga* (the path of knowledge) is the purest form of austerity, for it leads to the destruction of even *nikachita* karma (karma that has been accumulated over many lifetimes).
**Verse 164:**
**Text:** *Yadiha'apurvakaranam shreni, shuddha cha jayate | Dhruvah sthitikshayastatra sthitanam prachyakarmnam ||164||*
**Meaning:** Because this *jnanayoga* austerity produces *apurvakaranam* (a new beginning) and a pure *shreni* (series of actions), it inevitably destroys the state of *prachyakarma* (past karma) for those who practice it.
**Verse 165:**
**Text:** *Tasmaj jnanmaya shuddha tapasvi bhavanirjara | Shuddhanischayatastu esha sada shuddhasyakapi || 165||*
**Meaning:** Therefore, the *jnanmaya* (knowledge-filled) and pure *tapasvi* (austerity practitioner) is like a *bhavanirjara* (a stream that flows without obstruction), and due to their pure conviction, they are always free from any *nirjara* (obstruction) like the pure soul (the *siddha*).
**Verse 166:**
**Text:** *Bandhah karmaatmasamslesho dravyatah sa chaturvidhah | Taddhethvadhyavasaayatma bhavatastu prakirtitah || 166||*
**Meaning:** The union of the soul with karma is called *bandha* (bondage). It is of four types in terms of its material aspect, and it is described as *taddhethvadhyavasaayatma* (the soul's identification with its actions) in terms of its mental aspect.