श्रद्धावाँल्लभते ज्ञानं तत्परः संयतेन्द्रियः ।ज्ञानं लब्ध्वा परां शान्तिमचिरेणाधिगच्छति ॥
śraddhāvāṃl labhate jñānaṃ tatparaḥ saṃyatendriyaḥ |jñānaṃ labdhvā parāṃ śāntim acireṇādhigacchati ||
- श्रद्धावान् · śraddhāvān
- the faithful one
- लभते · labhate
- obtains
- ज्ञानम् · jñānam
- knowledge
- तत्परः · tatparaḥ
- devoted to it
- संयतेन्द्रियः · saṃyatendriyaḥ
- with senses controlled
- लब्ध्वा · labdhvā
- having obtained
- पराम् · parām
- supreme
- शान्तिम् · śāntim
- peace
- अचिरेण · acireṇa
- swiftly, before long
- अधिगच्छति · adhigacchati
- attains
“The faithful one, devoted to it, with senses controlled, obtains knowledge. Having obtained knowledge, one swiftly attains supreme peace.”
— Original plain-language translation
IN SHORT Trust the path, stay steady, and peace will come faster than you expect.
Three qualifications unlock verse 38's fruit: faith, single-pointed devotion to the goal, and sense-governance. Then the sequence runs quickly — knowledge to peace without long delay. Faith is the doorway; peace the destination. Like a patient trusting the prescription and taking each dose calmly recovers sooner.
— Reader's notes (original)