Guest guest Posted May 9, 2000 Report Share Posted May 9, 2000 Sri: Sri Lakshminrisimha Parabrahmane Namaha Sri Ramanujaya Namaha Sri Nigamantha Mahadesikaya Namaha Sri Lakshminrisimha divya pAdukA sEvaka SrIvaN- SatakOpa SrI nArAyaNa yateendra mahAdESiKAya namaha SRIMAD BHAGAVAD GITA - translation by Sri.V.N.Gopala Desikan Chapter V slOkA 1 Arjuna uvAcha : sannyAsam karmanAm krishna punar yOgam cha shamsasi yach chrEya etayor ekam tan me brUhi sunishchitam Translation: ArjunA said : KrishnA, You praise giving up of works and again karma yOga also. Between those tell me that one which has been well decided as superior. Commentary : ArjunA : KrishnA , You mentioned (in the second chapter) that karma yOgA should be first practised by a person. After his mind is cleared of impurities, by performing karma yOgA, then he should realise the soul, be performing jnAna yOgA. But (in the third and fourth chapters) , you praise karma yOgA and say that , even if a person is qualified for jnAna yOgA, it is bettr for him to do karma yOgA; and that karma yOgA can directly enable a person to realise the soul. Now, please tell me clearly, which is easier to perform, between karma yOgA and jnana yOgA; and which is quicker in yielding results ( of realising the soul). adiyEn, senthil (Courtesy : Sir Visishtadvaita Research Centre) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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