Bhagavad Gita 5.6
Karma Sanyasa Yoga · English Translation
Sanskrit
संन्यासस्तु महाबाहो दुःखमाप्तुमयोगतः | योगयुक्तो मुनिर्ब्रह्म नचिरेणाधिगच्छति ||५-६||
Transliteration
saṃnyāsastu mahābāho duḥkhamāptumayogataḥ . yogayukto munirbrahma nacireṇādhigacchati ||5-6||
But renunciation, O mighty-armed Arjuna, is hard to attain without Yoga; the Yoga-harmonised sage ickly goes to Brahman.
Word by Word
संन्यासः renunciation, तु but, महाबाहो O mightyarmed, दुःखम् hard, आप्तुम् to attain, अयोगतः without Yoga, योगयुक्तः Yogaharmonised, मुनिः Muni, ब्रह्म to Brahman, नचिरेण ickly, अधिगच्छति goes
Classical 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.