Shraddhavan Labhate Jnanam (Bhagavad Gita 4.39)
श्रद्धावाँल्लभते ज्ञानम् in English · English
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✦ Meaning
Bhagavad Gita 4.39 names the qualifications for spiritual knowledge and its supreme fruit. Krishna teaches that the person of faith (shraddha), wholly devoted and with senses controlled, gains divine knowledge — and having gained it, swiftly attains the supreme peace. The verse exalts faith as the gateway to wisdom and lasting peace.
Origin & Story
Bhagavad Gita Chapter 4, Verse 39 · Veda Vyasa (Lord Krishna's teaching) · Itihasa (Mahabharata)
In the fourth chapter of the Bhagavad Gita, the Jnana Karma Sanyasa Yoga, Lord Krishna glorifies divine knowledge as the fire that burns all karma to ashes. Following his instruction that knowledge is received with humility and service, he declares in this verse that the faithful, devoted and self-controlled seeker attains that knowledge and, through it, the supreme peace without delay.
✦ As told in scripture
It is held that faith is the seed from which realization grows: the sincere seeker who holds firm faith, even amid doubt, is promised by the Lord himself that knowledge will come and, with it, a peace beyond all worldly understanding, attained swiftly and surely.
The Mantra
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śhraddhāvān labhate jñānaṁ tat-paraḥ sanyatendriyaḥ jñānaṁ labdhvā parāṁ śhāntim achireṇādhigachchhati
Meaning:The one who is full of faith, devoted to it, and has subdued the senses obtains this knowledge; and having gained it, attains the supreme peace without delay.
Word-by-Word Meaning
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Benefits of Chanting श्रद्धावाँल्लभते ज्ञानम्
Exalts faith (shraddha) as the foundation for attaining true spiritual knowledge.
Names the three qualifications of a seeker — faith, devotion to it, and control of the senses.
Promises the supreme peace (param shanti) as the swift fruit of attaining knowledge.
Recited to strengthen one's faith and resolve on the spiritual path.
Contemplated for inner peace, reassuring the seeker that wisdom and peace follow sincere faith.
How to Chant श्रद्धावाँल्लभते ज्ञानम्
Recite the verse with reflection, especially before study or sadhana, to nourish faith, devotion and sense-control — the qualities it names as the means to knowledge. It is contemplated as an assurance that sincere faith leads to wisdom and to the supreme peace.
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