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Bhagavad Gita 5.5

Chapter 5, Verse 5

Part of 5: Karm Sanyās Yogकर्मसंन्यासयोग

यत्सांख्यैः प्राप्यते स्थानं तद्योगैरपि गम्यते। एकं सांख्यं च योगं च यः पश्यति स पश्यति॥

Transliteration

yat sānkhyaiḥ prāpyate sthānaṁ tad yogair api gamyate ekaṁ sānkhyaṁ cha yogaṁ cha yaḥ paśhyati sa paśhyati

Meaning

That 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.

Word-by-word meaning
yatwhatsānkhyaiḥby means of karm sanyāsprāpyateis attainedsthānamplacetatthatyogaiḥby working in devotionapialsogamyateis attainedekamonesānkhyamrenunciation of actionschaandyogamkarm yogchaandyaḥwhopaśhyatiseessaḥthat personpaśhyatiactually sees
Commentary

Those who have renounced the world and are treading the path of Jnana Yoga or Vedanta are the Sankhyas. Through Sravana (hearing of the Srutis or Vedantic texts)? Manana (reflection on what is heard) and Nididhyasana (constant and profound meditation) they attain to Moksha or Kaivalya directly. Karma Yogis who do selfless service, who perform their duties without expectation of the fruits and who dedicate their actions as offerings unto the Lord also reach the same state as is attained by Sankhyas indirectly through the purification of their heart and renunciation and the conseent dawn of the knowledge of the Self. That man who sees that Sankhya and Yoga are one, as leading to the same result, sees rightly. (Cf. XIII.24?25V.2)

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is the meaning of Bhagavad Gita Chapter 5, Verse 5?
That 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.
Which chapter and verse of the Bhagavad Gita is this?
This is verse 5 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.