LOTUS GITA CHAPTER V

Chapter – V
CHAPTER-V-Unification of SANKHYA and
KARMA YOGA (1-29)
1-6 Unification of both yoga and praising
Karma Yoga
7-12 The procedural way
13-26 Subject of Sankhya Yoga with results
27-29 Meditation and devotion

1-6 Unification and appreciation of both the yogas
Arjuna uvacha
5.1. sanyasam karmanam krishna
punah yogam chs shansati
yat shreyah etayoh ekam
tat me bruhi sunishchitam

Arjuna said:
Krisna! You mean to separate shape from action and then appreciate Yoga of Action, let me know which one of the two is finally better for me.
shribhagavan uvacha
5.2. sanyasah karmayogah cha
ninshreyaskarau ubhau
tayoh tu karma sannysat
Karmyogo vishisyate.
Sri Bhagavan said:
The Yoga of Knowledge ( Sankhya Yoga) and the Yoga of Action (Karm Yoga) both are better. But of the two, the Yoga of Action is superior to the Yoga of Knowledge.
5.3. gyeyah sah ritya sanyasi
yah na dvesti na kanchhati
nirdvanduo hi mahabaho
sukham bandhat pramuchyate

Arjun! A follower of Karmayoga, neither hates nor attached toward any thing is always considered as a Sannyasi (Renouncer). One, who has no conflicts, is happily freed from bondage of this world.
5.4. sankhya yogau prithaka balah
pravadanti na panditah
ekam api asthitah
samyak ubhayoh vindate phalam


They are ignorant, not the wise persons who consider Sankhya and Karma yoga have different consequences. One, who is firmly established in either, gets the fruits of both (viz. God-Realization).
5.5. yat sankhai prapyate
sthanam tat yogaih api gamyate
ekam samkhayam cha yogam
chayah pashyati sah pashyanti

The state, which is attained by the Sankhyayogis, is attained also by the Karmayogis. Therefore, one, who sees Sankhyayoga and Karmayoga as one, so far as their result goes, he is right.
5.6. samyaso tu mahabaho
chikham aptum ayogatah
yogamuktah munih brahma
nachiren adhigachhati

Arjun! But it is not possible to prove Sankhyayoga without Karmyoga, A continuing Karmayogi attains Brahma in no time.
7-12 Ways and means for adoption of Karma and Sankhya Yoga5.7. yogayukta uihuddhatma
vijitatma jitendriyah
sarvabhutatma bhutatma
kurvan api na lipyate



one who has fully controlled senses and who is pure by heart and has his body disciplined, feel the souls of all the creatures of his own soul such Karm Yogi is never involved in the actions even though performing actions.
5.8. na eva kinchit karami iti
yuktah manyeta tatvavit
payshan shrinvan shaparshan
jighrann ashanan gachhan svapam

A Sankhya Yogi, who has knowledge of substance, even though seeing, hearing, touching, smelling, eating, walking, sleeping, breathing,
5.9. pralapan vishrijan grihan (-svasan)
unmisan, nimisan api
indriyani indriyartheshu
vartante iti dharyan

speaking, passing urine and stools, receiving, opening and closing the eyes, must believe that nothing is done by him and should understand that the senses are acting on sense-objects.
5.10. brahmani adhaya karmani
sanga tyaktva karoti yah
lipyate na sa papen
padma patram eva ambhasa
One, who offers all the acts Almighty God without attachment, remains unafected by sin, as the lotus leaf by water.
5.11.kayena manasa budhaya
kevalaia indriyaih api
yoginah karma kurvanti
samgam tyaktva atmashudd haye
The Karmayogis perform actions only with their senses (without attachment), mind, intellect, and body as well, only for the sake of self-purification.
5.12. yuktah karmaphalam tyaktva
shantim aproti naisthikim
ayuktah kamakarena
phale sakto nibadhyate

Karmyogi relinquishing the results of of actions attains Absolute peace whereas one who acts with attachment towards the fruits of actions through desire, gets tied down.
13-26 Subject of Sankhya Yoga with consequence
5.13. sarva karmani manasa
sanyasya aste sukham vashi
Navdware puredehi naiv
kurvan na karyana

A human being having nine doors on his body who has disciplined his senses and mind relinquishes all his acts from his mind undoubtedly neither does any act himself nor get that done from others establishes happily within self.
5.14. na kartvam na karmani
lokasya srijati prabhuh,
na karmaphola danyogam
svabhavah tu pravartate

The Almighty God does neither constitute duty for human beings and any act to be done nor determines their combination with the consequences but it is only nature enforcing.
5.15. na adatye kasyachit papam
na cha eva sukritam vibhuh
agyanena avritam gyanam
ten muhyanti jantavah

The omnipresent Almighty God does not accept the virtue or sin of anyone but knowledge is covered by ignorance and it is that all beings are constantly attracted.
5.16 gyanam tu tat agyanam
yesham nashitam atmanch
tesham adityavay gyanam
prakashayati tataparama

But those who with the help of their knowledge have vanished ignorance, that knowledge enlightens absolute substance of Almighty like sun.
5.17. tadabudhyayah tadantmamah
tannisthah tannaparayanah
gachhanti apunranvrittim
gyannirdhuta kalmasha

Those whose mind and intellect are totally merged in Him and are established in His elements such exclusive persons devoted to Almighty ,through their wisdom become sinless and get salvation.
5.18. vidyavinayasampanne
brahmane javi hastini
shuchi cha eva svapake
cha panditah samdarshinah

The wise persons look with the same eye in a Brahman endowed with education and politeness, a pariah, a cow, an elephant, and even in a dog.
5.19. iha eva taih jitah sargah
yesham samye sthitam manah
hirdosham hi samam brahma
tasmat brahmani te sthitah

Those whose mind is established in equanimity, they have conquered the whole world during their life time means they have attained salvation. Because Bramha is innocent and equal for all there fore they are established in Bramha.
5.20. na prahishyate priyam prapya
na udvijeta prapya cha apriyam
stirbuddhih asammudham
brahmavitta brahmani sthitah.

One who is neither happy in meeting his favorite nor angry in meeting with unfavorable that wise man of static mind having knowledge of Bramha is established in Bramha itself.
5.21. bahya sparsheshu asaktatma
vindati atmani yat sukham
sah brahmayogayuktatma
sukham akshayam ashnute
One who is unattached by heart to external sentimental touch, such devotee derives true pleasure, and then that person completely established in bramha enjoys experience of unending pleasure.

5.22. ye he sanshasparshaja bhoga
duhkhayonaya eva te
adhyanta vantah kaunteya
na teshu ramate dudhah

Arjun! The pleasures which are drawn through combinations of senses and objects begin and end and reasons of sorrows. therefore a wise man never indulges in them.
5.23. shaknoti iha eva yah
sodum prak sharir vimokshanat
kamakrodhoda bhavanm vegam
sah yuktah sah sukhi narah

One who becomes capable of tolerating the velocity arising out of pleasure or anger before his physical end that man is Yogi and a happy man.
5.24. yah antah sukhah antararamah
tatha antarjyotih eva yah
sah yogi brahmanirvanam
brahmabhutah adhijachhati

One, who draws pleasure in Almighty only, enjoys within Almighty and learned in the subject of Almighty he experiences his position in Bramha ( In the shape of Bramha) attains Bramha salvation.
5.25. labhante brahman irvanam
rishayah kshinakalmashah
chhinnadvaidhah yatamanah
sarvabhut hite tatah

The persons whose body, mind, intellect and senses have been controlled and are engaged in promoting the welfare of all beings, The persons whose doubts have been vanished and all the faults have been condoned such wise devotees attain Bramha Salvation.
5.26. kamakrodha viyuktanama
yatinama yata chetasama
abhitah brahmanirvanam
vartate viditatmanam

Those whose minds are free from lust, anger and have won their mind, who have identified their Self, for such Sankhya Yogis Bramha salvation is present all round.
27-29 Meditation and devotion
5.27 sparshan kritua bahin bahyan
chakshuh cha eva antare bhruvoh
pranapano samau kritva
nasabhyantar charinau

Leaving all the external matter out of mind, concentrating eyes on the space between the eye brows and equalizing the breaths coming in ( PAAN) and going out( APAAN) through nostrils;
5.28. yatendriyamano buddhih
munirmokshaparayanah
vigatechhabhaya krodhah yah
sada mukta eva sah.

Who has brought his senses, mind and intellect under discipline-such person is only a salvation seeker and free from desire, fear and anger, is liberated for ever.
5.29. bhoktaram yagyatapasam
sarvalok maheshwaram
suhridam sarvabhutanam
gyatva mama shantim rikshati

A person knowing Me as the enjoyer of all the sacrifices and austerities, the supreme Almighty of all the worlds and the selfless kind friend of all beings, such devotee attains peace.


The Fifth Chapter of the Science of Bramha and the scripture of yoga in the glorious Upnishad of Shree Mad Bhagvat Gita titled as “The Yogas of Action and Knowledge." - - A dialogue between Shri Krishna and Arjuna finishes here.