अर्जुन उवाच
सन्न्यासं कर्मणां कृष्ण पुनर्योगं च शंससि ।
यच्छ्रेय एतयोरेकं तन्मे ब्रूहि सुनिश्चितम् ॥१॥
Chapter’s Name: Karm Sanyaas Yoga
In this fifth chapter, Karmayoga-devotion and Gyaanyoga-devotion are described. The synonym of Sankhyayoga is ‘Sanyaas’. Hence, this chapter has been named ‘Karma-Sanyas-Yoga‘.
Freedom Through Renunciation: The Harmony of Action and Detachment
A man should not be happy or sad, pleased or displeased when favorable or unfavorable circumstances arrive; a man caught in these conflicts of happiness and sorrow cannot rise above the world.
He who renounces his wife, son, family, wealth, and property is not a Sanyasi (renunciate). He who does not rejoice in favorable circumstances and does not get worried about unfavorable circumstances, such a man free from conflicts remains situated in God only. Worldly happiness and sorrow, favorable-unfavorable, etc. conflicts cause sorrow. Therefore, an intelligent man should not get caught in them.
Bhagavad Gita Chapter 5 Summary Verse Wise
Verses 1: Arjuna asks about the superiority of ‘Sankhyayoga’ and ‘Karmayoga’.
Verse 2: While answering this question, the Lord declared both Sankhyayoga and Karmayoga as beneficial and declared ‘Karmayoga’ superior to ‘Karmasanyas’ (renunciation of karma).
Verse 3: The importance of people doing Karmayoga has been explained.
Verses 4-5: Since the result of both Sankhyayoga and Karmayoga is the same, the unity of both has been propounded.
Verse 6: It has been said that Sankhyayoga is difficult to perform without Karmayoga and the result of Karmayoga is immediate attainment of Brahman.
Verse 7: The detachment of people doing karma yoga has been propounded.
Verses 8-9: It is instructed that a person in Sankyayoga doesn’t do anything.
Verses 10-11: Praising the person who performs work with the intellect of surrendering to God and the yogi who is karma-oriented, the deeds of the karma-yogis are said to be for self-purification.
Verse 12: It is said that the steadfast peace of the karma-yogis is attained and those who perform work with selfish motives are bound.
Verse 13: The state of Sankhya-yog is explained.
Verses 14-15: By calling God the non-creator of karma, do-er-ship, and the result of karmas and the non-acceptance of anyone’s good or bad deeds, it is said that all living beings are deluded because knowledge is being covered by ignorance.
Verse 16: Describes the importance of knowledge.
Verse 17: Describes the solitary practice of Gyaan-yoga.
Verses 18-20: Describe the equal vision and state of great men who are constantly situated in the Supreme Brahman with an unbroken feeling and tell how they attain the ultimate salvation.
Verse 21: Describes the means of attaining eternal bliss and its attainment.
Verse 22: Describes pleasures as the cause of sorrow and is destructible and tells the prudent man not to get attached to them.
Verse 23: Describes the man who can bear the force of lust and anger as a yogi and is happy.
Verses 24-26: Describe the final state of Sankhya Yoga and the characteristics of the wise men who have attained Nirvana Brahma.
Verses 27-28: Briefly describe Dhyana Yoga along with its results.
Verse 29: The result of acquiring the knowledge of God, the enjoyer of all yagyas, the Lord of all the worlds, and the most auspicious of all living beings, has been described as the attainment of supreme peace.
भोक्तारं यज्ञतपसां सर्वलोकमहेश्वरम् ।
सुहृदं सर्वभूतानां ज्ञात्वा मां शान्तिमृच्छति ॥२९॥
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