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Shri Sankara's Gita Bhashya
(Sri Sankaracharya's Commentary on the Gita)
CHAPTER -5
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4. Children (i.e., the ignorant ones), not the wise, speak of Sāmkhya and Yoga (i.e. karma-yoga) as dinstinct. He who has truly betaken himself to evenone (of them) gains the fruit of both. Children (i.e., the ignorant ones) speak of Sāthkhya and Yogaas distinct, productive of different and contrary results; not thewise: the wise, on the other hand, believe that they produce notdifferent, but the same, result. How? He, who has truly betaken himself to, i.e. properly practised, even one (of them), Sār-hkhya or Yoga, gains the fruit of both. The fruit of both is verily the self-same freedom; hence, there is nothing contrary in the result. Objection - Having commenced the topic with the words 'Samnyāsa' and 'karma-yogahow does the Lord speak here of 'Sāmkhya 'and 'Yoga' -unconnected with the topic-as leading to the same result? Reply - I here is nothing wrong here. Even though Arjuna put his question having in mind mere samnyāsa and mere karmayoga, the Lord, without discarding them, has associated with them some special ideas of his own and given his reply (by referring to them, respectively) in different words as Sāmkhya and Yoga. In the Lord's view, the two-Sariinyāsa with Knowledge and karmayoga accompanied with equanimity (sama-buddhitva) etc. which are the means to knowledge-are themselves expressible by the terms Sāmkhya and Yoga[1]"; and thus there is no digression on an irrelevant topic. By properly practising even one (of the two), how does a man gain the fruits of both? The reply is- |
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References and Context
- ↑ Sttmkhya: Samnyāsa with Knowledge, Yoga: karma-yoga accompanied by equanimity.