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Bhagavad Gita 5.4

Chapter 5, Verse 4

Part of 5: Karm Sanyās Yogकर्मसंन्यासयोग

सांख्ययोगौ पृथग्बालाः प्रवदन्ति न पण्डिताः। एकमप्यास्थितः सम्यगुभयोर्विन्दते फलम्॥

Transliteration

sānkhya-yogau pṛithag bālāḥ pravadanti na paṇḍitāḥ ekamapyāsthitaḥ samyag ubhayor vindate phalam

Meaning

Children, 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.

Word-by-word meaning
sānkhyarenunciation of actionsyogaukarm yogpṛithakdifferentbālāḥthe ignorantpravadantisaynaneverpaṇḍitāḥthe learnedekamin oneapievenāsthitaḥbeing situatedsamyakcompletelyubhayoḥof bothvindateachievephalamthe result
Commentary

Children the ignorant people who have no knowledge of the Self, and who have only a theoretical knowledge of the scriptures. Children or ignorant people only say that knowledge and the performance of action are different and produce distinct and opposite results. But the wise who have the knowledge of the Self say that they produce the same result only, viz.? Moksha or liberation. He who is duly established in,one, he who truly lives in one? Sankhya or Yoga, obtains the fruits of both. Therefore there is no diversity in the result or the fruit. This is the gist of this verse. (Cf. VI.2)

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is the meaning of Bhagavad Gita Chapter 5, Verse 4?
Children, 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.
Which chapter and verse of the Bhagavad Gita is this?
This is verse 4 of Chapter 5 (Karm Sanyās Yog — Path of Renunciation) of the Bhagavad Gita, a scripture of 18 chapters and 700 verses spoken by Lord Krishna to Arjuna.