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Karma Sanyasa Yoga · The Yoga of Renunciation

Bhagavad Gita 5.2

Sanskrit

संन्यासः कर्मयोगश्च निःश्रेयसकरावुभौ । तयोस्तु कर्मसंन्यासात्कर्मयोगो विशिष्यते ॥5.2॥

Transliteration

saṃnyāsaḥ karmayogaśca niḥśreyasakarāvubhau | tayostu karmasaṃnyāsātkarmayogo viśiṣyate ‖5.2‖

Meaning

The Blessed Lord said: Both renunciation and the yoga of action lead to the highest good; but of the two, the yoga of action is superior to the renunciation of action.

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Theme: The Yoga of Renunciation

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