Bhagavad Gita 5.5 (BG 5.5) | Karma-sannyāsa-yoga: Yoga of Inner Renunciation
यत्साङ्ख्यै: प्राप्यते स्थानं तद्योगैरपि गम्यते ।
एकं साङ्ख्यं च योगं च य: पश्यति स पश्यति ॥
English Transliteration
yat-sāṅkhyai: prāpyate sthānaṃ
tad-yogair-api gamyate
ekaṃ sāṅkhyaṃ ca yogaṃ ca
ya: paśyati sa paśyati – 5.5
Translation
Whatever abode is reached by Sāṅkhya (yoga), that is attained by Yoga (Karma-yoga) too. He who sees Sāṅkhya path and Yoga path as the same, alone has the right vision.
BG 5.5: Chanting Audio
Chapter 5: Karma-sannyāsa-yoga: – Yoga of Inner Renunciation - Verse 5
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BG 5.5: Commentary by Swami Bhoomananda Tirtha
Krishna re-states and confirms that Sāṅkhya, meaning wisdom-path, and Yoga, meaning Karma-yoga path are essentially the same pursuit.
Sāṅkhya-yoga instils introspection on the imperishable Self, and on sukha-du:kha caused by interactions. The focus is extended to all pairs of opposites, which produce sukha-du:khas alone. Sāṅkhya thus means to meet dvandvas with equipoise.
Karma-yoga emphasizes pursuing karmas, which bring favourable, unfavourable and admixed results. Assimilate all of them and be unaffected, equipoised.
Focus in both pursuits is internal, not external. Mind and intelligence alone are applied for Sāṅkhya and Yoga. In Sāṅkhya, it is on sukha-du:kha samatva. In Yoga, it is on siddhi-asiddhi-samatva (equipoise). As sādhanā advances, their difference will narrow down and finally be extinct, making the seeker fulfilled.
