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श्री भगवानुवाच संन्यासः कर्मयोगश्च निःश्रेयसकरावुभौ। तयोस्तु कर्मसंन्यासात्कर्मयोगो विशिष्यते।।5.2।।

śhrī bhagavān uvācha sannyāsaḥ karma-yogaśh cha niḥśhreyasa-karāvubhau tayos tu karma-sannyāsāt karma-yogo viśhiṣhyate

Sanskrit Chant Recitation
Chapter 5, Verse 2
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Sanskrit to English Translation

Translator:
The Blessed Lord said, "Renunciation and the Yoga of action both lead to the highest bliss; but of the two, the Yoga of action is superior to the renunciation of action."

A Reading - Rantideb

Why: Krishna says both lead to the highest good, but acting without attachment is better than mere renunciation, giving a clear practical ranking rather than leaving both as equally valid defaults.

In life: not all valid options are equally easy or reliable to actually follow through on.

Teaching: when advice offers you two technically correct paths, ask which one is more realistically sustainable for you specifically, and lean toward that one.

śhrī-bhagavān uvāchathe Supreme Lord said
sanyāsaḥrenunciation
karma-yogaḥworking in devotion
chaand
niḥśhreyasa-karaulead to the supreme goal
ubhauboth
tayoḥof the two
tubut
karma-sanyāsātrenunciation of actions
karma-yogaḥworking in devotion
viśhiṣhyateis superior

Deep Classical Commentary (Bhashya)

Author:
5.2 संन्यासः renunciation? कर्मयोगः Yoga of action? च and? निःश्रेयसकरौ leading to the highest bliss? उभौ both? तयोः of these two? तु but? कर्मसंन्यासात् than renunciation of action? कर्मयोगः Yoga of action? विशिष्यते is superior.Commentary Sannyasa (renunciation of action) and Karma Yoga (performance of action) both lead to Moksha or liberation or the highest bliss. Though both lead to Moksha? yet of the two means of attaining to Moksha? Karma Yoga is better than mere Karma Sannyasa (renunciation of action) without the knowledge of the Self.But renunciation of actions with the knowledge of the Self is decidedly superior to Karma Yoga.Moreover? Karma Yoga is easy and is therefore suitable to all. (Cf.III.3V.5VI.46)