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Bhagavad Gita Chapter 4, Verse 37 (4.37) means: As a blazing fire turns wood to ashes, Arjuna, so the fire of knowledge turns all actions to ash.
यथैधांसि समिद्धोऽग्निर्भस्मसात्कुरुतेऽर्जुन। ज्ञानाग्निः सर्वकर्माणि भस्मसात्कुरुते तथा।।4.37।।
yathaidhānsi samiddho ’gnir bhasma-sāt kurute ’rjuna jñānāgniḥ sarva-karmāṇi bhasma-sāt kurute tathā
As a blazing fire turns wood to ashes, Arjuna, so the fire of knowledge turns all actions to ash.
अर्जुन, जैसे धधकती आग लकड़ी को राख कर देती है, वैसे ही ज्ञान की अग्नि सारे कर्मों को राख कर देती है।
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It is verse 37 of Chapter 4 of the Bhagavad Gita, which has 42 verses in total.
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