BG 5.6
सन्न्यासस्तु महाबाहो दुःखमाप्तुमयोगतः ।
योगयुक्तो मुनिर्ब्रह्म न चिरेणाधिगच्छति ॥
योगयुक्तो मुनिर्ब्रह्म न चिरेणाधिगच्छति ॥
sannyāsas tu mahā-bāho duḥkham āptum ayogataḥ
yoga-yukto munir brahma na cireṇādhigacchati
yoga-yukto munir brahma na cireṇādhigacchati
Word-for-word meanings
mahā-bāho — O mighty-armed one; ayogataḥ — without selfless action (karma-yoga); sannyāsaḥ — the renunciation of action; duḥkham — is difficult; āptum — to attain; tu — but; muniḥ — the sage; yoga-yuktaḥ — who adheres to selfless action (karma-yoga); adhigacchati — attains; brahma — Brahman; na cireṇa — without delay.
Translation
O mighty-armed, without selfless action (karma-yoga), the renunciation of action is difficult to attain. But the sage who adheres to selfless action attains Brahman without delay.