Chapter 4, Verse 40
Part of 4: Jñāna Karm Sanyās Yog — ज्ञानकर्मसंन्यासयोगअज्ञश्चाश्रद्दधानश्च संशयात्मा विनश्यति। नायं लोकोऽस्ति न परो न सुखं संशयात्मनः॥
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ajñaśh chāśhraddadhānaśh cha sanśhayātmā vinaśhyati nāyaṁ loko ’sti na paro na sukhaṁ sanśhayātmanaḥ
The ignorant, the faithless, and the doubting self go to destruction; there is neither this world nor the other, nor happiness for the doubting one.
The ignorant one who has no knowledge of the Self. The man without faith one who has no faith in his own self, in the scriptures and the teachings of his Guru. A man of doubting mind is the most sinful of all. His condition is very deplorable. He is full of doubts as regards the next world. He does not rejoice in this world also, as he is very suspicious. He has no happiness.