Bhagavad Gita 5.4 meaningFreedom while fully engaged
In simple wordsSo simple a child gets it
“Thinking and doing aren’t opposite. Do either one well and you get there.”
What it means
“Only the naive think the path of understanding and the path of selfless action are different. Follow either one properly and you reach the goal of both.”
The original Sanskrit
साङ्ख्ययोगौ पृथग्बालाः प्रवदन्ति न पण्डिताः । एकमप्यास्थितः सम्यगुभयोर्विन्दते फलम् ॥
sāṅkhyayogau pṛthagbālāḥ pravadanti na paṇḍitāḥ ekamapyāsthitaḥ samyagubhayorvindate phalam
Translations
Literal translation
The fools, not the learned ones, speak of Sankhya (the path of Knowledge) and (Karma-) yoga as different. Any one who properly resorts to even one (of them) gets the result of both.
Swami Gambhirananda
हिंदी अनुवाद
बालक अर्थात् बालबुद्धि के लोग सांख्य (संन्यास) और योग को परस्पर भिन्न समझते हैं; किसी एक में भी सम्यक् प्रकार से स्थित हुआ पुरुष दोनों के फल को प्राप्त कर लेता है।
Swami Tejomayananda
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