शास्त्रप्रामाण्यतो ज्ञेया धर्मादेरस्तिता यथा । विषापोहो यथा ध्यानाद्ध्नुतिः स्यात्पाप्मनस्तथा ॥
śāstraprāmāṇyato jñeyā dharmāderastitā yathā | viṣāpoho yathā dhyānāddhnutiḥ syātpāpmanastathā ||
Just as the existence of dharma and the like is to be known on the authority of scripture, and just as poison is removed by meditation [on a sacred formula], so [by knowledge from scripture] there is removal of sin.
जैसे धर्म आदि का अस्तित्व शास्त्र के प्रमाण से ही जाना जाता है, और जैसे [मन्त्र के] ध्यान से विष उतर जाता है, वैसे ही [शास्त्र से उत्पन्न ज्ञान से] पाप का नाश होता है।
Meaning today and contextआज के लिए अर्थ और संदर्भ
Some things can be known only by being told truly; once understood, the knowing itself changes us, without any further act being needed.
कुछ बातें तभी जानी जाती हैं जब कोई सच बताए; समझ आने पर वह जानना ही हमें बदल देता है, किसी और कर्म की ज़रूरत नहीं रहती।
Shankaracharya argues that knowledge from scripture is effective by itself: just as dharma is known only from scripture, and as meditation [on a sacred formula] removes poison, so knowledge removes sin.