Yoga Vasistha · Chapter 6.21

ekaviṃśaḥ sargaḥ

śrīvasiṣṭha uvāca /
jñāninaiva sadā bhāvyaṃ rāma na jñānabandhunā /
ajñātāraṃ varaṃ manye na punarjñānabandhutām

śrīrāma uvāca /
kimucyate jñānabandhurjñānī caiva kimucyate /
kiṃ phalaṃ jñānabandhutve jñānitve'pi ca kiṃ phalam

śrīvasiṣṭha uvāca /
vyācaṣṭe yaḥ paṭhati ca śāstraṃ bhogāya śilpivat /
yatate na tvanuṣṭhāne jñānabandhuḥ sa ucyate

karmaspandeṣu no bodhaḥ phalito yasya dṛśyate /
bodhaśilpopajīvitvājjñānabandhuḥ sa ucyate

vasanāśanamātreṇa tuṣṭāḥ śāstraphalāni ye /
jānanti jñānabandhūṃstānvidyācchāstrārthaśilpinaḥ

pravṛttilakṣaṇe dharme vartate yaḥ śrutocite /
adūravartijñānatvājjñānabandhuḥ sa ucyate

ātmajñānaṃ vidurjñānaṃ jñānānyanyāni yāni tu /
tāni jñānāvabhāsāni sārasyā'navabodhanāt

ātmajñānamanāsādya jñānāntaralavena ye /
saṃtuṣṭāḥ kaṣṭaceṣṭaṃ te te smṛtā jñānabandhavaḥ

jñānāditajjñeyavikāśaśāntyā
vinā na saṃtuṣṭadhiyeha bhāvyam /
tvaṃ jñānabandhutvamupetya rāma
ramasva mā bhogabhavāmayeṣu

atrāhārārthaṃ karma kuryādanindyaṃ
kuryādāhāraṃ prāṇasaṃdhāraṇārtham /
prāṇāḥ saṃdhāryāstattvajijñāsanārthaṃ
tattvaṃ jijñāsyaṃ yena bhūyo na duḥkham

ityārṣe śrīvāsiṣṭhamahārāmāyaṇe vālmīkīye de० mo० nirvāṇaprakaraṇe uttarārdhe jñānavicāro nāmaikaviṃśaḥ sargaḥ