Verse
यथैधांसि समिद्धोऽग्निर् भस्मसात्कुरुतेऽर्जुन ।ज्ञानाग्निः सर्वकर्माणि भस्मसात्कुरुते तथा ॥
yathaidhāṃsi samiddho’gnir bhasmasātkurute’rjunajñānāgniḥ sarvakarmāṇi bhasmasātkurute tathā
As a fire kindled turns to ashes its fuel, O Arjuna, so the fire of knowledge turns all works to ashes.
Gītā 4·37