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Bhagavad Gita · Chapter 5 · Verse 1

Karma Sannyasa Yoga 5, verse 1

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Bhagavad Gita · Karma Sannyasa Yoga 5 · Verse 1 Verified original
अर्जुन उवाच संन्यासं कर्मणां कृष्ण पुनर्योगं च शंससि यच्छ्रेय एतयोरेकं तन्मे ब्रूहि सुनिश्चितम्

സംന്യാസം കര്‍മണാം കൃഷ്ണ പുനര്‍യോഗം ച ശംസസി യച്ഛ്രേയ ഏതയോരേകം തന്മേ ബ്രൂഹി സുനിശ്ചിതം

arjuna uvāca saṃnyāsaṃ karmaṇāṃ kṛṣṇa punaryogaṃ ca śaṃsasi yacchreya etayorekaṃ tanme brūhi suniścitam

English Translation

Arjuna said O Krsna, You praise renunciation of actions, and again, (Karma-) yoga. Tell me for certain that one which is better between these two.

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Explanation · English

Thou teachest renunciation of actions and also their performance. This has confused me. Tell decisively now which is better. It is not possible for a man to resort to both of them at the same time. Yoga here means Karma Yoga. (Cf.III.2)