Srimad Bhagavad Gita -Ramanujacharya 167

Srimad Bhagavad Gita -Ramanujacharya

Chapter-5 Karma Sanyāsa Yogaḥ

yat-sāṅkhyaiḥ prāpyate sthānaṃ tad-yogair-api gamyate | ekaṃ sāṅkhyaṃ ca yogaṃ ca yaḥ paśyati sa paśyati || 5 || 5. That state which is attained by the Sankhyans [Jñana Yogis], is also attained by the Yogins, [Karma Yogins]. He alone is wise who sees that the Sankhya and the Yoga are really one. saṃnyāsas-tu mahābāho duḥkham-āptum-ayogataḥ | yoga-yukto munir -brahma na cireṇādhigacchati || 6 || 6. But renunciation, O Mighty-Armed, is hard to achieve without [Karma] Yoga. The contemplating sage who follows [Karma] Yoga reaches Brahman (the Self or ātman) soon. Commentary Jñana Yoga — Renunciation, cannot be achieved without Karma Yoga — Action. A person practicing Karma Yoga, being a Muni (one mindful of the Self) easily attains the Brahman (Self) in a short time. But one following Jñana Yoga alone, attains the goal with great difficulty — after a long time.