Bhagavad Gita 6.46
तपस्विभ्योऽधिको योगी ज्ञानिभ्योऽपि मतोऽधिकः | कर्मिभ्यश्चाधिको योगी तस्माद्योगी भवार्जुन ||
tapasvibhyo 'dhiko yogī jñānibhyo 'pi mato 'dhikaḥ | karmibhyaś cādhiko yogī tasmād yogī bhavārjuna ||
Translation
The devotee is esteemed higher than the performers of penances, higher than even the men of knowledge, and the devotee is higher than the men of action; therefore, O Arjuna! become a devotee.
Reflection
Which of the three, asceticism, knowledge, or action, have you been overweighting at the expense of integration?
Read this verse in its chapter: Chapter Six
Krishna makes a quick ranking. The yogi stands above the ascetic, above the man of book-knowledge, above the man of pure action. The instruction at the end is short and direct. Therefore, Arjuna, become a yogi. The verse is not dismissive of the other three. They have all done real work. But the yogi has integrated what each of them holds in part. He has the inner discipline of the ascetic, the understanding of the knower, the engagement of the doer, and all three are held together inside one steady seat. The teaching is no longer abstract. It is now an instruction issued by name.