Shloka 19
Adhyaya 41 — Yogic Conduct and the Discipline Leading to Siddhi
इदं ज्ञेयमिदं ज्ञेयमिति यस्तृषितश्चरेत् ।
अपि कल्पसहस्रेषु नैव ज्ञेयमवाप्नुयात् ॥
idaṃ jñeyam idaṃ jñeyam iti yas tṛṣitaś caret | api kalpasahasreṣu naiva jñeyam avāpnuyāt ||
தாகத்தால் உந்தப்பட்டு ‘இதை அறிய வேண்டும், அதை அறிய வேண்டும்’ என்று எண்ணி அலைவான்—ஆயிரக் கணக்கான கல்பங்களிலும் பரம ஞேயத்தை அடையான்.
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FAQs
Curiosity becomes bondage when it is compulsive. Liberation-oriented learning requires direction and discernment, not endless accumulation.
Philosophical/didactic layer; not a pancalakṣaṇa narrative unit.
The ‘thirst for knowing’ is a subtle form of desire (kāma). Until desire itself is quieted, the ‘jñeya’ (ultimate reality) remains veiled, regardless of time-span.