BG 5.5

यत्साङ्ख्यैः प्राप्यते स्थानं तद्योगैरपि गम्यते ।
एकं साङ्ख्यं च योगं च यः पश्यति स पश्यति ॥
yat sāṅkhyaiḥ prāpyate sthānaṁ tad yogair api gamyate
ekaṁ sāṅkhyaṁ ca yogaṁ ca yaḥ paśyati sa paśyati

Word-for-word meanings

sthānam — the state;  yat — which;  prāpyate — is achieved;  sāṅkhyaiḥ — by means of sāṅkhya-yoga [i.e., renunciation];  tat — that [very state];  gamyate — is attained;  yogaiḥ — by selfless action (karma-yoga);  api — as well;  yaḥ — one who;  paśyati — perceives;  sāṅkhyam ca — both the path of renunciation (sāṅkhya-yoga);  yogam ca — and the path of selfless action (karma-yoga);  ekam — as one;  saḥ — he;  paśyati — actually sees.

Translation

The state which is achieved by means of renunciation (sāṅkhya-yoga) is attained by selfless action (karma-yoga) as well. One who perceives both the path of renunciation and that of selfless action as one and the same, sees things as they really are.

Watch Video Explanations

Raise a Query

Sign In to Post

No questions yet

Be the first reader to ask about this verse.