वेदेषु यज्ञेषु तपःसु चैव दानेषु यत्पुण्यफलं प्रदिष्टम् ।
अत्येत तत्सर्वमिदं विदित्वा योगी परं स्थानमुपैति चाद्यम् ॥
Transliteration
vedeṣu yajñeṣu tapaḥsu caiva dāneṣu yat puṇya-phalaṃ pradiṣṭam |
atyeti tat sarvam idaṃ viditvā yogī paraṃ sthānam upaiti cādyam || 28 ||
Translation
Whatever meritorious results are declared to accrue from the study of the Vedas, from the performance of sacrifices, from the practice of austerities and charity, all this is transcended by the Yogi who knows this teaching of Mine, he reaches the Supreme, Primeval abode.
Purport
In this Shloka Bhagvan Shri Krishna once again declares the superiority of devotion and explains how it is easier than other methods.
But before emphasizing the significance of devotion, Shri Krishna outlined four meritorious actions performed by Human
(a) adhyayana — the regular study of the Vedas,
(b) yajña — the performance of sacrifices,
(c) tapa — self-restraint,
(d) dāna — charity
Whatever gain is said to be obtained from the four meritorious actions:— all this is transcended by knowing this teaching, namely the greatness of Bhagvan Krishna as taught in these two chapters (7 and 8). By the immense joy arising from the knowledge of the greatness of the Divine, one regards all these merits as
insignificant as straw. By being a Yogi, that is, an enlightened person one reaches the Supreme, Original State which is eternal — beyond time.
