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Just as a form without substance is not fruitful, so too knowledge without devotional action is not fruitful. Thus, these three yagas are in harmony.
3. Knowledge Yoga and Action Yoga
And from this, the great mysterious formula, "Moksha is from knowledge-action, "Jnanashiyamyaam Moksha," is also revealed. That is, knowledge is primarily the knowledge of the pure self, the knowledge of the soul, and action is primarily the action of the soul, the action of the soul's character, the character of the soul, and when these two are in harmony, then moksha is attained. X Knowledge and action are like the two wheels of a chariot; if one of these wheels is missing, the chariot of dharma will not move. Action without knowledge is blind, and knowledge without action is useless. If a fire is burning, a blind person will be destroyed even if he sees it, and a useless person will be destroyed even if he runs. But if the useless person is placed on the shoulders of the blind person, and the blind person walks according to his instructions, both will cooperate and harmonize, and they will be saved. Similarly, in order to escape from the fire of the world, the seeker should harmonize knowledge and action accordingly. Here, knowledge is placed first and action is placed second, which suggests that action should be in accordance with knowledge, with a theoretical understanding, and that is why the practice of action is called "Anushthan." The first is knowledge and then compassion, "Vadamana Nal To Cha'e," the secret of this great formula is also the same.
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The knowledge of substance and the action of substance also have their rightful place here. Because the knowledge of substance and the action of substance that cause the birth of emotion also become the cause of moksha by tradition, but the knowledge-action that does not cause such emotion is unsuccessful in terms of the fruit of moksha. Shri Haribhadrasuri has shown the meaning of the word "substance" in the Pancha-Sharkshastra, from which this ultimate meaning is revealed: (1) One substance is non-principal, without such emotion. For example, an acharya who is devoid of the qualities prescribed in the scriptures, such as being a good speaker, is called a "dravyacharya," and similarly, in the context of action, the action that is done mechanically, without any use, without any emotion, is also an example of non-principal substance. (2) The second meaning of substance is the ability to generate emotion; the substance that causes emotion, the substance from which emotion manifests, is the other type, which is the principal substance. It is the one that produces emotion. This principal substance is praised and is presented here in moksha. That is why the principal substance is praised -
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" फलं ज्ञानक्रियायोगे सर्वमेवोपपद्यते ।
चोविस तद्माववामांचैत ना अन्यथा II ”—Shavya-Vartasamuchchay,