CH 5, Verse 6

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Chapter 5

Verse 6

 

Sa.nnyaasas tu mahaa-baaho duhkham aaptum ayogatah /

yoga-yukto munir brahma nachiren'aadhigachchhati //

 

Indeed, O Mighty-armed (Arjuna), renunciation of

action is difficult to achieve without resorting to

the performance of action (Karma Yoga.) The sage

following the path of disinterested action (Karma

Yoga) quickly goes to Brahman.

 

LESSONS FROM BHAGAVAD GITA – 46

As taught by Parama Pujya Sri Swamiji

 

“Indeed, O Mighty-armed (Arjuna), renunciation of

action is difficult to achieve without resorting to

the performance of action (Karma Yoga.) The sage

following the path of disinterested action (Karma

Yoga) quickly goes to Brahman."

 

There are a few people who have attained mental purity

as a result of the good deeds done by them in their

previous lives. They can straightaway resort to the

path of renunciation without following the discipline

of Karma Yoga. But majority of people do not have

such mental strength and culture. Yet they can

certainly attain the highest perfection by progressive

stages with the help of the path of Karma Yoga.

Therefore, however fickle or impure might be one’s

mind, if he goes along the path of disinterested

action without difficulty, he can attain to Brahman.

 

Here, real renunciation is called Brahman, because it

leads to the knowledge of the Self. Therefore, in

this context, Brahman means renunciation in the real

sense, consisting in steadfastness to the knowledge of

the Supreme Self.

 

In short, sannyasa is not a state of indifference or

laziness and negligence of one’s duties. But it is

the true feeling for the freedom of the soul that

vibrates all the time in the mind of the man of

renunciation. As such, his mind is not disturbed by

the modification of the passions pertaining to earthly

desires. His mind is always steady and peaceful.

This state of mind is absolutely necessary for getting

the realization of Brahman.

 

 

 

 

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