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Chapter 5 
The Yoga of Action and Knowledge

Synopsis: 
1-6: SankhyaYoga and the yoga of disinterested action described.
7-12: Who is a SankhyaYogi and Nishkarma KarmaYogi ?
13-26: What is GnanaYoga (Yoga of Knowledge) ?
27-29: What is DhyanaYoga (Yoga of meditation along with Devotion) ?

Click here for shlokas in groups 5.1-5.10 | 5.11-5.20 | 5.21-5.29

5.1 Ac±Áw® Eî¯X®:
š®0w¯ãš®º N®î®±Án¯º N®³Ç¯Ø y®¼w®‡µ²Á°S®º X® ý®0š®› |
‡®±XµÐÉä°‡®±Iq®‡µ²°Šµ°N®º q®wµâ° …²äŸ š®±xþÏq®º ||1||

5.1 Arjuna said:
O Krishna, you are praising the Yoga of Knowledge (SankhyaYoga) and then also the Yoga of renouncing the activities. Please tell me which of the two is definitely better ?

5.2  §°„®S®î¯w®±î¯X®:
š®0w¯ãš®: N®î®±Á‡µ²°S®ý®Ï x:ýµä°‡®±š®N®Š¯î®¼„¹ |
q®‡µ²°š®±ÙN®î®±Áš®0w¯ãš¯q®Êî®±Á‡µ²°Sµ²° ïþÇ®ãqµ ||2||

5.2 The Lord said:
The Yoga of action and the yoga of knowledge both lead to the path of liberation. But, the Yoga of action (Karmayoga) is superior to the Yoga of Knowledge.

5.3 ‡µ²° w®  xq®ã š®0w¯ã›° ‡µ²° w®  uµæ°™Ô w® N¯0£®r  |
xu®æÁ0uµ²æ° Ÿ  î®±œ¯„¯œµ²°  š®±Qº  …0u¯q® y®äî®±±X®ãqµ ||3||

5.3 O Arjuna (Mahabaho, the one with might Arms),  the one who neither detests  nor desires  is considered a "nithya sanyaasi" (always a renouncer); he who is already free from the dualities (like detest and desire, happiness and unhappiness) is easily liberated from bondage.

5.4 š¯0Qㇵ²°S¹  y®³s® S¯àŒ¯: y®äî®u®0r  w® y®0mq¯: |
IN®î®±y¯ã›Úq®: š®º‡®±S®±„®‡µ²°ïÁ0u®qµ y®©º ||4||

5.4 The ignorant and not the educated who say that The Yoga of Action and the Yoga of Knowledge are different would lead to different results. If one perfectly engages in even one of them will gain the results of both.

5.5 ‡®±q¯é0Pµãȶ: y¯äy®ãqµ  š¯Úw®º q®uµ²ã°Sµ¶Š®z S®î®±ãqµ |
IN®º š¯0Q㺠 X® ‡µ²°S®º X® ‡®±:  y®ý®ãr  š®   y®ý®ãr ||5||

5.5 The ultimate state which is achieved by a SankhyaYogi (by renunciation of actions) is also attained by the KarmaYogi (performing the prescribed actions). Therefore, only he who can see the KarmaYoga and SankhyaYoga as one, is the one who actually understands everything.

5.6 š®0w¯ãš®š®±Ù î®±œ¯„¯œµ²° u®±:Q¯y®¼ÈÙî®±‡µ²°S®q®: |
‡µ²°S®‡®±±Nµ²Ù° î®±±x…äÁœ¯â w® YŠµ°n¯vÃS®X®Ðr ||6||

5.6 O Mighty Armed One (Arjuna),  SankhyaYoga (renunciation of Actions) is difficult to accomplish without following KarmaYoga (performing the prescribed actions). KarmaYogi, is a wise man and he will attain the Ultimate truth or "Brahma" in no time.

5.7 ‡µ²°S®‡®±±Nµ²Ù° ïý®±u¯Üq¯â ïdq¯q¯â dqµ°0v䇮±: |
š®î®Á„®²q¯q®â„®²q¯q¯â N®±î®Áw®Ýz w® ªy®ãqµ ||7||

5.7 The KarmaYogi, who performs the prescribed actions, who is of pure intelligence, who has mastered his mind and senses, is not affected by the actions even when he is performing the actions; because he has identified himself with the God (self of all beings).

5.8 wµ¶î® O0Yq®ÊŠµ²°ï±r ‡®±±Nµ²Ù° î®±qµã°q® q®q®ÙÉæïq¬ |
y®ý®ãw¬ ý®³oæw¬ š®Þȳý®w¬ dU®äw®ý®Ýw¬ S®X®Ïw¬ š®æy®w¬ ý®æš®w¬ ||8||

5.9 y®ä©y®w¬ ïš®³cw¬ S®³œ®Øw®±ÝxâÇ®w®Ýz |
C0v䇮¾¯p°0v䇮¾¯sµÁ°Ç®± î®q®Á0q® Cr u¯Š®‡®±w¬ ||9||

5.8-5.9 A performer of prescribed activities knows that it is the senses that are engaged in the various  sense objects; he never thinks that he is doing anything even though he is seeing, hearing, touching, smelling, eating, moving, sleeping, breathing, speaking, excreting and grasping; it is just like opening and closing of eye lids.

5.10 …䜮ân¯ãu¯‡®± N®î®¾¯Áp š®0S®º q®ãN¯ÙÉæ N®Šµ²°r ‡®±: |
ªy®ãqµ w® š® y¯yµ°w®  y®u®ây®q®äï±î¯º„®š¯ ||10||

5.10 He who performs actions dedicating all to the Ultimate Truth (God), and he who has given up the attachment, will not be touched by sin; just like a lotus leaf in water.

5.11 N¯‡µ±°w® î®±w®š¯ …±u¯ÜÉã Nµ°î®Œµ¶‹0v䇵±¶Š®z |
‡µ²°Tw®: N®î®±Á N®±î®Á0r š®0S®º q®ãN¯ÙÉæq®âý®±uµÜÉã ||11||

5.11 The KarmaYogis , giving up the attachment, perform the actions by the body, mind, intelligence and by the separated senses, doe the sake of self-purification. 

5.12 ‡®±±N®Ù: N®î®±Áy®©º q®ãN¯ÙÉæ ý¯0r¯yµ½ä°r wµ¶™ÔO°º |
A‡®±±N®Ù: N¯î®±N¯Šµ°o y®Œµ š®Nµ²Ù° x…u®ãqµ ||11||

5.12 The Karmayogis (performer of the prescribed actions) offers the results of the actions to god, obtains everlasting peace (God realization); but a  performer of actions with selfish motive, gets tied down by the obsession to the results of the actions.

5.13 š®î®ÁN®î®¾¯Áp î®±w®š¯ š®0w¯ãš¯ãšµÙ š®±Qº î®þ° |
w®î®u¯æŠµ y®¼Šµ uµ°Ÿ° wµ¶î® N®±î®Áw®Ý N¯Š®‡®±w¬ ||13||

5.13 The self-controlled (Sankhyayogi), mentally renouncing results of all the actions he performs, rests happily in God, free from thoughts that he is actual doer of anything or he is the cause of anything. He mentally relegates all actions to the mansion with nine gates (the body with nine openings).

5.14 w® N®q®Á³q®æº w® N®î®¾¯Áp Œµ²°N®š®ã š®³cr y®ä„®±: |
w® N®î®±Áy®©š®0‡µ²°S®: š®æ„¯®±Ù y®äî®q®Áqµ ||14||

5.14 The Lord creates neither human (misconceptions) about identification of actions, nor the actions themselves, nor one's contact with the results of actions. It is the modes of material nature  (swabhavaha)   , engaging in actions.

5.15 w¯u®qµÙ N®š®ãYq¬ y¯y®º Xµ¶î® š®±N®³q®º ï„®±: |
Ab¯Ýwµ°w¯î®³q®º b¯Ýw®º qµ°w® î®±±»‡®±0r c0q®î®: ||15||

5.15 The omnipresent Lord never accepts  either anyone's sins or anyone's virtue. The real knowledge is covered by ignorance and hence living beings are always deluded.

5.16 b¯Ýwµ°w® q®± q®u®b¯Ýw®º ‡µ±°Ç¯º w¯þq®î®¾¯q®âw®: |
qµ°Ç¯î®¾¯vq®ãî®b¬ b¯Ýw®º y®äN¯ý®‡®±r q®q®ÞŠ®º ||16||

5.16 But, for those whose ignorance has been destroyed by the ultimate knowledge; this knowledge shines like the rising sun illuminated by the ultimate truth.

5.17 q®u¬…±u®Ü‡®±š®Ùu¯q¯âw®š®ÙxÝǯԚ®Ùq®ÞŠ¯‡®±o: |
S®X®Ð0q®ãy®¼w®Š¯î®³rÙ¬ b¯Ýw®xu®²Áq®N®©âǯ: ||17||

5.17 Those who have got their illusions destroyed by the knowledge, who are endowed with intellect (knowledge of God), who meditate on the inner self, who have their faith fixed on God and who are totally become one with God, they attain ultimate liberation from materialistic existence; their sins being wiped out by wisdom and reaching a divine state from where there is no return.

5.18 ïu¯ãïw®‡®±š®0y®wµÝ „¯äœ®ânµ²° S®ï œ®›Ùr |
ý®±x Xµ¶î® ý®æy¯Nµ° X® y®0mq¯: š®î®±u®þÁw®: ||18||

5.18 Only those who view with same eye (with no prejudice), the ultimate truth in a Brahman endowed with knowledge and culture, a cow, an elephant, a dog or a lower meat-eating human beings are the real wise men who have the real wisdom.

5.19 Cœµ¶î® qµ¶dÁq®: š®Sµ²Á° ‡µ±°Ç¯º š¯îµ±ã° ›Úq®: î®±w®: |
xuµ²Á°Ç®º Ÿ š®î®±º …䜮â q®š¯âu¬…䜮âp qµ° ›Úq¯: ||19||

5.19 Those who have minds that are established in equanimity, they conquer the world in this very life; because they are untouched by evil and they see everything in equal vision (with no distinction) and they are established in the Ultimate Truth.

5.20 w® y®äœ®³Çµã°q¬ z䇮±º y¯äy®ã wµ²°væbµ°q¬ y¯äy®ã X¯z䇮±º |
›ÚŠ®…±vÜŠ®š®0î®±²lµ²° …䜮âïu¬…䜯âp ›Úq®: ||20||

5.20 Totally established in the Ultimate Truth, with firm spiritual reasoning, and devoid of any doubt, neither rejoices on obtaining anything pleasant nor lamenting while obtaining anything unpleasant.

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References: 
1. The Bhavadgita or the Song Divine: Gita Press, Gorakhpur, India.

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