ज्ञानप्रवादिनः सर्व ऋषयो वीतकल्मषाः । ज्ञानाभ्यासेन वर्त्तंते ज्ञानं ज्ञानविदो विदुः
jñānapravādinaḥ sarva ṛṣayo vītakalmaṣāḥ | jñānābhyāsena varttaṃte jñānaṃ jñānavido viduḥ
تمام رِشی، جو حکمت کے مبلغ اور آلودگی سے پاک ہیں، علم کی ریاضت کے سہارے جیتے ہیں؛ اور اہلِ معرفت ہی سچے علم کو علم جانتے ہیں۔
Śaṃkara (Śiva)
Tirtha: Kedāra
Type: kshetra
Scene: A circle of sages, serene and radiant, engaged in recitation and contemplation; their purity is shown as luminous calm rather than ascetic harshness.
True wisdom is sustained by continuous practice and inner purity, exemplified by the ṛṣis.
Kedārakhaṇḍa forms the setting; this verse highlights the jñāna-tradition rather than a location-specific phala.
No external rite is specified; the prescription is jñānābhyāsa—steady cultivation of knowledge.