Atma Bodha, Verse 2: Knowledge (bodha) is the sole direct means for liberation (mokṣa), just as fire is essential for cooking. All spiritual practices are secondary – they only prepare the mind to receive knowledge. The empirical “smallness” of the individual can only be resolved through recognition of one's true nature, not through finite actions. Verse essence: Only direct knowledge, not action, can lead to liberation.

Atma Bodha, Verse 3: Action (karma) cannot remove ignorance (avidyā) because they are not opposed to each other. Only knowledge (vidyā) destroys ignorance, like light removes darkness. Actions actually reinforce doership (kartṛtva) and individuality, perpetuating the cycle of ignorance. Verse essence: Knowledge alone destroys ignorance, as actions reinforce the limited self.

Atma Bodha, Verse 4: Self (Ātmā) appears limited due to ignorance but is actually infinite and ever-present. When ignorance is removed through knowledge, the Self shines by itself, just as the sun is revealed when clouds disperse. The limitations of space, time, and body are merely notions that dissolve upon proper inquiry.

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