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ज्ञानं निःश्रेयसार्थाय पुरुषस्यात्मदर्शनम् ।
यदाहुर्वर्णये तत्ते हृदयग्रन्थिभेदनम् ॥ २ ॥

jnanam nihsreyasarthaya

purusasyatma-darsanam

yad ahur varnaye tat te

hrdaya-granthi-bhedanam

jnanam-knowledge; nihsreyasa-arthaya-for the ultimate perfection; purusasya-of a man; atma-darsanam-self-realization; yat-which; ahuh-they said; varnaye-I shall explain; tat-that; te-to you; hrdaya-in the heart; granthi-the knots; bhedanam-cuts.