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BG 5.2 — 5.2 The Blessed Lord said Renunciation and the Yoga of action both lead to the highest bliss; but of the two, the Yoga of action is superior to the renunc | Live Gita
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श्रीभगवानुवाच |
संन्यासः कर्मयोगश्च निःश्रेयसकरावुभौ |
तयोस्तु कर्मसंन्यासात्कर्मयोगो विशिष्यते ||५-२||

śrībhagavānuvāca . saṃnyāsaḥ karmayogaśca niḥśreyasakarāvubhau . tayostu karmasaṃnyāsātkarmayogo viśiṣyate ||5-2||


।।5.2।। श्रीभगवान् ने कहा --  कर्मसंन्यास और कर्मयोग ये दोनों ही परम कल्याणकारक हैं;  परन्तु उन दोनों में कर्मसंन्यास से कर्मयोग श्रेष्ठ है।।

Word-by-word meanings

5.2 संन्यासः renunciation? कर्मयोगः Yoga of action? च and? निःश्रेयसकरौ leading to the highest bliss? उभौ both? तयोः of these two? तु but? कर्मसंन्यासात् than renunciation of action? कर्मयोगः Yoga of action? विशिष्यते is superior.Commentary Sannyasa (renunciation of action) and Karma Yoga (performance of action) both lead to Moksha or liberation or the highest bliss. Though both lead to Moksha? yet of the two means of attaining to Moksha? Karma Yoga is better than mere Karma Sannyasa (renunciati

Commentaries

Non-dualism. The individual self and Brahman are one. The world is appearance (maya). Liberation through knowledge.

Sri Shankaracharya

।।5.2।।अर्जुनके प्रश्नका निर्णय करनेके लिये भगवान् अपना अभिप्राय बतलाते हुए बोले संन्यास कर्मोंका परित्याग और कर्मयोग उनका अनुष्ठान करना ये दोनों ही कल्याणकारक अर्थात् मुक्तिके देनेवाले हैं। यद्यपि ज्ञानकी उत्पत्तिमें हेतु होनेसे ये दोनोंही कल्याणकारक हैं तथापि कल्याणके उन दोनों कारणोंमें ज्ञानरहित केवल संन्यासकी अपेक्षा कर्मयोग श्रेष्ठ है। इस प्रकार भगवान् कर्मयोगकी स्तुति करते हैं।

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Swami Gambirananda

5.2 The Blessed Lord said Both renunciation of actions and Karma-yoga lead to Liberation. Between the two, Karma-yoga, however, excels over renunciation of actions.

This interpretation draws on the Advaita tradition and may not represent the view of any single school. For authoritative guidance within a specific tradition, seek a qualified teacher.

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