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Bhagavad Gita Chapter 5 in Gujarati
Karm Sanyās Yog · Path of Renunciation · 29 verses
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Chapter Summary
The fifth chapter of the Bhagavad Gita is "Karma Sanyasa Yoga". In this chapter, Krishna compares the paths of renunciation in actions (Karma Sanyas) and actions with detachment (Karma Yoga) and explains that both are means to reach the same goal and we can choose either. A wise person should perform his/her worldly duties without attachment to the fruits of his/her actions and dedicate them to God. This way they remain unaffected by sin and eventually attain liberation.
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અર્જુન ઉવાચ સંન્યાસં કર્મણાં કૃષ્ણ પુનર્યોગં ચ શંસસિ। યચ્છ્રેય એતયોરેકં તન્મે બ્રૂહિ સુનિશ્િચતમ્॥
arjuna uvācha sannyāsaṁ karmaṇāṁ kṛiṣhṇa punar yogaṁ cha śhansasi yach chhreya etayor ekaṁ tan me brūhi su-niśhchitam
MeaningArjuna said, "O Krishna, you praise renunciation of actions and also yoga. Please tell me conclusively which is better of the two."
શ્રી ભગવાનુવાચ સંન્યાસઃ કર્મયોગશ્ચ નિઃશ્રેયસકરાવુભૌ। તયોસ્તુ કર્મસંન્યાસાત્કર્મયોગો વિશિષ્યતે॥
śhrī bhagavān uvācha sannyāsaḥ karma-yogaśh cha niḥśhreyasa-karāvubhau tayos tu karma-sannyāsāt karma-yogo viśhiṣhyate
MeaningThe Blessed Lord said, "Renunciation and the Yoga of action both lead to the highest bliss; but of the two, the Yoga of action is superior to the renunciation of action."
જ્ઞેયઃ સ નિત્યસંન્યાસી યો ન દ્વેષ્ટિ ન કાઙ્ક્ષતિ। નિર્દ્વન્દ્વો હિ મહાબાહો સુખં બન્ધાત્પ્રમુચ્યતે॥
jñeyaḥ sa nitya-sannyāsī yo na dveṣhṭi na kāṅkṣhati nirdvandvo hi mahā-bāho sukhaṁ bandhāt pramuchyate
MeaningHe should be known as a perpetual Sannyasi who neither hates nor desires; for, free from the pairs of opposites, O mighty-armed Arjuna, he is easily freed from bondage.
સાંખ્યયોગૌ પૃથગ્બાલાઃ પ્રવદન્તિ ન પણ્ડિતાઃ। એકમપ્યાસ્થિતઃ સમ્યગુભયોર્વિન્દતે ફલમ્॥
sānkhya-yogau pṛithag bālāḥ pravadanti na paṇḍitāḥ ekamapyāsthitaḥ samyag ubhayor vindate phalam
MeaningChildren, not the wise, speak of knowledge and the Yoga of action, or the performance of action, as though they are distinct and different; he who is truly established in one, obtains the fruits of both.
યત્સાંખ્યૈઃ પ્રાપ્યતે સ્થાનં તદ્યોગૈરપિ ગમ્યતે। એકં સાંખ્યં ચ યોગં ચ યઃ પશ્યતિ સ પશ્યતિ॥
yat sānkhyaiḥ prāpyate sthānaṁ tad yogair api gamyate ekaṁ sānkhyaṁ cha yogaṁ cha yaḥ paśhyati sa paśhyati
MeaningThat place which is reached by the Sankhyas or the Jnanis is also reached by the Yogis (Karma Yogis). He who sees knowledge and the performance of action (Karma Yoga) as one, sees truly.
સંન્યાસસ્તુ મહાબાહો દુઃખમાપ્તુમયોગતઃ। યોગયુક્તો મુનિર્બ્રહ્મ નચિરેણાધિગચ્છતિ॥
sannyāsas tu mahā-bāho duḥkham āptum ayogataḥ yoga-yukto munir brahma na chireṇādhigachchhati
MeaningBut, O mighty-armed Arjuna, renunciation is hard to attain without Yoga; the sage who is in harmony with Yoga quickly goes to Brahman.
યોગયુક્તો વિશુદ્ધાત્મા વિજિતાત્મા જિતેન્દ્રિયઃ। સર્વભૂતાત્મભૂતાત્મા કુર્વન્નપિ ન લિપ્યતે॥
yoga-yukto viśhuddhātmā vijitātmā jitendriyaḥ sarva-bhūtātma-bhūtātmā kurvann api na lipyate
MeaningHe who is devoted to the path of action, whose mind is pure, who has conquered the self, who has subdued his senses, and who realizes his Self as the Self in all beings, though acting, is not tainted.
નૈવ કિંચિત્કરોમીતિ યુક્તો મન્યેત તત્ત્વવિત્। પશ્યન્ શ્રૃણવન્સ્પૃશઞ્જિઘ્રન્નશ્નન્ગચ્છન્સ્વપન્ શ્વસન્॥
naiva kiñchit karomīti yukto manyeta tattva-vit paśhyañ śhṛiṇvan spṛiśhañjighrann aśhnangachchhan svapañśhvasan pralapan visṛijan gṛihṇann unmiṣhan nimiṣhann api indriyāṇīndriyārtheṣhu vartanta iti dhārayan
MeaningI do nothing at all," thus would the harmonized knower of Truth think, seeing, hearing, touching, smelling, eating, going, sleeping, and breathing.
પ્રલપન્વિસૃજન્ગૃહ્ણન્નુન્મિષન્નિમિષન્નપિ। ઇન્દ્રિયાણીન્દ્રિયાર્થેષુ વર્તન્ત ઇતિ ધારયન્॥
pralapan visṛjan gṛhṇann unmiṣan nimiṣann api indriyāṇīndriyārtheṣu vartanta iti dhārayan
MeaningSpeaking, letting go, seizing, opening, and closing the eyes, one should be convinced that the senses move among the sense-objects.
બ્રહ્મણ્યાધાય કર્માણિ સઙ્ગં ત્યક્ત્વા કરોતિ યઃ। લિપ્યતે ન સ પાપેન પદ્મપત્રમિવામ્ભસા॥
brahmaṇyādhāya karmāṇi saṅgaṁ tyaktvā karoti yaḥ lipyate na sa pāpena padma-patram ivāmbhasā
MeaningHe who does actions, offering them to Brahman and abandoning attachment, is not tainted by sin, just as a lotus leaf is not tainted by water.
કાયેન મનસા બુદ્ધ્યા કેવલૈરિન્દ્રિયૈરપિ। યોગિનઃ કર્મ કુર્વન્તિ સઙ્ગં ત્યક્ત્વાઽઽત્મશુદ્ધયે॥
kāyena manasā buddhyā kevalair indriyair api yoginaḥ karma kurvanti saṅgaṁ tyaktvātma-śhuddhaye
MeaningYogis, having abandoned attachment, perform actions only through the body, mind, intellect, and even the senses, for the purification of the self.
યુક્તઃ કર્મફલં ત્યક્ત્વા શાન્તિમાપ્નોતિ નૈષ્ઠિકીમ્। અયુક્તઃ કામકારેણ ફલે સક્તો નિબધ્યતે॥
yuktaḥ karma-phalaṁ tyaktvā śhāntim āpnoti naiṣhṭhikīm ayuktaḥ kāma-kāreṇa phale sakto nibadhyate
MeaningThe one who is united (the well-poised or harmonized) having abandoned the fruit of action attains eternal peace; whereas the one who is not united (the unsteady or unbalanced), impelled by desire and attached to the fruit, is bound.
સર્વકર્માણિ મનસા સંન્યસ્યાસ્તે સુખં વશી। નવદ્વારે પુરે દેહી નૈવ કુર્વન્ન કારયન્॥
sarva-karmāṇi manasā sannyasyāste sukhaṁ vaśhī nava-dvāre pure dehī naiva kurvan na kārayan
MeaningMentally renouncing all actions and being self-controlled, the embodied one happily rests in the nine-gated city, neither acting nor causing others (body and senses) to act.
ન કર્તૃત્વં ન કર્માણિ લોકસ્ય સૃજતિ પ્રભુઃ। ન કર્મફલસંયોગં સ્વભાવસ્તુ પ્રવર્તતે॥
na kartṛitvaṁ na karmāṇi lokasya sṛijati prabhuḥ na karma-phala-saṅyogaṁ svabhāvas tu pravartate
MeaningNeither does the Lord create agency nor actions for the world, nor union with the fruits of actions; rather, it is Nature that acts.
નાદત્તે કસ્યચિત્પાપં ન ચૈવ સુકૃતં વિભુઃ। અજ્ઞાનેનાવૃતં જ્ઞાનં તેન મુહ્યન્તિ જન્તવઃ॥
nādatte kasyachit pāpaṁ na chaiva sukṛitaṁ vibhuḥ ajñānenāvṛitaṁ jñānaṁ tena muhyanti jantavaḥ
MeaningThe Lord takes neither the demerit nor the merit of any; knowledge is enveloped by ignorance, and beings are deluded.
જ્ઞાનેન તુ તદજ્ઞાનં યેષાં નાશિતમાત્મનઃ। તેષામાદિત્યવજ્જ્ઞાનં પ્રકાશયતિ તત્પરમ્॥
jñānena tu tad ajñānaṁ yeṣhāṁ nāśhitam ātmanaḥ teṣhām āditya-vaj jñānaṁ prakāśhayati tat param
MeaningBut to those whose ignorance is destroyed by knowledge of the Self, like the sun, knowledge reveals the Supreme Brahman.
તદ્બુદ્ધયસ્તદાત્માનસ્તન્નિષ્ઠાસ્તત્પરાયણાઃ। ગચ્છન્ત્યપુનરાવૃત્તિં જ્ઞાનનિર્ધૂતકલ્મષાઃ॥
tad-buddhayas tad-ātmānas tan-niṣhṭhās tat-parāyaṇāḥ gachchhantyapunar-āvṛittiṁ jñāna-nirdhūta-kalmaṣhāḥ
MeaningTheir intellect absorbed in That, their self being That, established in That, with That as their supreme goal, they go whence there is no return, their sins dispelled by knowledge.
વિદ્યાવિનયસંપન્ને બ્રાહ્મણે ગવિ હસ્તિનિ। શુનિ ચૈવ શ્વપાકે ચ પણ્ડિતાઃ સમદર્શિનઃ॥
vidyā-vinaya-sampanne brāhmaṇe gavi hastini śhuni chaiva śhva-pāke cha paṇḍitāḥ sama-darśhinaḥ
MeaningSages look with an equal eye on a Brahmana endowed with learning and humility, on a cow, an elephant, a dog, and even an outcaste.
ઇહૈવ તૈર્જિતઃ સર્ગો યેષાં સામ્યે સ્થિતં મનઃ। નિર્દોષં હિ સમં બ્રહ્મ તસ્માદ્બ્રહ્મણિ તે સ્થિતાઃ॥
ihaiva tair jitaḥ sargo yeṣhāṁ sāmye sthitaṁ manaḥ nirdoṣhaṁ hi samaṁ brahma tasmād brahmaṇi te sthitāḥ
MeaningEven here in this world, those whose minds rest in reality overcome birth; Brahman is indeed spotless and real; therefore they are established in Brahman.
ન પ્રહૃષ્યેત્પ્રિયં પ્રાપ્ય નોદ્વિજેત્પ્રાપ્ય ચાપ્રિયમ્। સ્થિરબુદ્ધિરસમ્મૂઢો બ્રહ્મવિદ્બ્રહ્મણિ સ્થિતઃ॥
na prahṛiṣhyet priyaṁ prāpya nodvijet prāpya chāpriyam sthira-buddhir asammūḍho brahma-vid brahmaṇi sthitaḥ
MeaningResting in Brahman, with a steady intellect and undeluded, the knower of Brahman neither rejoices upon obtaining what is pleasant nor grieves upon obtaining what is unpleasant.
બાહ્યસ્પર્શેષ્વસક્તાત્મા વિન્દત્યાત્મનિ યત્સુખમ્। સ બ્રહ્મયોગયુક્તાત્મા સુખમક્ષયમશ્નુતે॥
bāhya-sparśheṣhvasaktātmā vindatyātmani yat sukham sa brahma-yoga-yuktātmā sukham akṣhayam aśhnute
MeaningWith the self unattached to external contacts, he finds happiness in the Self; with the self engaged in the meditation of Brahman, he attains endless happiness.
યે હિ સંસ્પર્શજા ભોગા દુઃખયોનય એવ તે। આદ્યન્તવન્તઃ કૌન્તેય ન તેષુ રમતે બુધઃ॥
ye hi sansparśha-jā bhogā duḥkha-yonaya eva te ādyantavantaḥ kaunteya na teṣhu ramate budhaḥ
MeaningThe enjoyments that arise from contact are only sources of pain, for they have a beginning and an end, O Arjuna; the wise do not rejoice in them.
શક્નોતીહૈવ યઃ સોઢું પ્રાક્શરીરવિમોક્ષણાત્। કામક્રોધોદ્ભવં વેગં સ યુક્તઃ સ સુખી નરઃ॥
śhaknotīhaiva yaḥ soḍhuṁ prāk śharīra-vimokṣhaṇāt kāma-krodhodbhavaṁ vegaṁ sa yuktaḥ sa sukhī naraḥ
MeaningHe who is able, while still here in this world, to withstand the impulse born out of desire and anger before the liberation from the body, he is a Yogi, and he is a happy man.
યોઽન્તઃસુખોઽન્તરારામસ્તથાન્તર્જ્યોતિરેવ યઃ। સ યોગી બ્રહ્મનિર્વાણં બ્રહ્મભૂતોઽધિગચ્છતિ॥
yo 'ntaḥ-sukho 'ntar-ārāmas tathāntar-jyotir eva yaḥ sa yogī brahma-nirvāṇaṁ brahma-bhūto 'dhigachchhati
MeaningHe who is happy within, who rejoices within, and who is illuminated within, that Yogi attains absolute freedom, or Moksha, becoming Brahman himself.
લભન્તે બ્રહ્મનિર્વાણમૃષયઃ ક્ષીણકલ્મષાઃ। છિન્નદ્વૈધા યતાત્માનઃ સર્વભૂતહિતે રતાઃ॥
labhante brahma-nirvāṇam ṛiṣhayaḥ kṣhīṇa-kalmaṣhāḥ chhinna-dvaidhā yatātmānaḥ sarva-bhūta-hite ratāḥ
MeaningThe sages obtain absolute freedom or Moksha when their sins have been destroyed, their dualities have been torn asunder, they are self-controlled, and they are intent on the welfare of all beings.
કામક્રોધવિયુક્તાનાં યતીનાં યતચેતસામ્। અભિતો બ્રહ્મનિર્વાણં વર્તતે વિદિતાત્મનામ્॥
kāma-krodha-viyuktānāṁ yatīnāṁ yata-chetasām abhito brahma-nirvāṇaṁ vartate viditātmanām
MeaningAbsolute freedom exists on all sides for those self-controlled ascetics who are free from desire and anger, who have controlled their thoughts, and who have realized the Self.
સ્પર્શાન્કૃત્વા બહિર્બાહ્યાંશ્ચક્ષુશ્ચૈવાન્તરે ભ્રુવોઃ। પ્રાણાપાનૌ સમૌ કૃત્વા નાસાભ્યન્તરચારિણૌ॥
sparśhān kṛitvā bahir bāhyānśh chakṣhuśh chaivāntare bhruvoḥ prāṇāpānau samau kṛitvā nāsābhyantara-chāriṇau yatendriya-mano-buddhir munir mokṣha-parāyaṇaḥ vigatechchhā-bhaya-krodho yaḥ sadā mukta eva saḥ
MeaningShutting out all external contacts and fixing the gaze between the eyebrows, realizing the outgoing and incoming breaths moving within the nostrils.
યતેન્દ્રિયમનોબુદ્ધિર્મુનિર્મોક્ષપરાયણઃ। વિગતેચ્છાભયક્રોધો યઃ સદા મુક્ત એવ સઃ॥
yatendriya-mano-buddhir munir mokṣa-parāyaṇaḥ vigatecchā-bhaya-krodho yaḥ sadā mukta eva saḥ
MeaningWith the senses, mind, and intellect ever controlled, having liberation as their supreme goal, free from desire, fear, and anger, the sage is truly liberated forever.
ભોક્તારં યજ્ઞતપસાં સર્વલોકમહેશ્વરમ્। સુહૃદં સર્વભૂતાનાં જ્ઞાત્વા માં શાન્તિમૃચ્છતિ॥
bhoktāraṁ yajña-tapasāṁ sarva-loka-maheśhvaram suhṛidaṁ sarva-bhūtānāṁ jñātvā māṁ śhāntim ṛichchhati
MeaningHe who knows Me as the enjoyer of sacrifices and austerities, the great Lord of all the worlds, and the friend of all beings, attains peace.