Chapter 5, Verse 6
Chapter 5 · karma-yoga
Shloka
संन्यासस्तु महाबाहो दुःखमाप्तुमयोगतः | योगयुक्तो मुनिर्ब्रह्म नचिरेणाधिगच्छति ||५-६||
saṃnyāsastu mahābāho duḥkhamāptumayogataḥ . yogayukto munirbrahma nacireṇādhigacchati ||5-6||
English Meaning
English Meaning
But renunciation, O mighty-armed Arjuna, is hard to attain without Yoga; the Yoga-harmonised sage ickly goes to Brahman.
Hindi Meaning
परन्तु, हे महाबाहो ! योग के बिना संन्यास प्राप्त होना कठिन है; योगयुक्त मननशील पुरुष परमात्मा को शीघ्र ही प्राप्त होता है।।
Russian Meaning
Но отречения, о могучерукий Арджуна, трудно достичь без Йоги; гармонизированный в йоге мудрец неохотно отправляется к Брахману.
Spanish Meaning
Pero la renunciación, oh Arjuna, el de poderosos brazos, es difícil de alcanzar sin Yoga; el sabio armonizado con el Yoga va repugnantemente hacia Brahman.
Commentary
Muni is one who does Manana (meditation or reflection). Yoga is performance of action without selfish motive as an offering unto the Lord.Brahman here signifies renunciation or Sannyasa because renunciation consists in the knowledge of the Self. A Muni? the sage of meditation? the Yogaharmonised? i.e.? purified by the performance of action? ickly attains Brahman? the true renunciation which is devotion to the knowledge of the Self. Therefore Karma Yoga is better. It is easy for a beginner. It prepares him for the higher Yoga by purifying his mind.