Chapter 5

Shloka 5.9 “Speaking, excreting, grasping, opening, and closing eyes—the yogi knows these are senses acting on objects.” Key Teaching: A yogi sees sensory actions as mere interactions, not self-driven. Theme: Guidance, Dharma, Karma Sannyasa Yoga. Description: Krishna explains that a yogi views actions like speaking or blinking as senses interacting with objects, not self-initiated. This […]

Shloka 5.8 “A yogi, knowing the truth, thinks: ‘I do not act,’ though seeing, hearing, touching, smelling, eating, moving, sleeping, breathing.” Key Teaching: A yogi knows they do not act, despite sensory and bodily functions, due to divine truth. Theme: Guidance, Dharma, Karma Sannyasa Yoga. Description: Krishna teaches that a yogi, knowing the truth, believes

Shloka 5.7 “Pure, selfcontrolled, with conquered senses, seeing the self in all beings, such a yogi is not tainted by action.” Key Teaching: A pure, selfcontrolled yogi, seeing the self in all, is untainted by action. Theme: Guidance, Dharma, Karma Sannyasa Yoga. Description: Krishna describes a yogi who, pure, selfcontrolled, with conquered senses, and seeing

Shloka 5.6 “Renunciation is hard without yoga, O Arjuna; the disciplined yogi quickly attains Brahman.” Key Teaching: Yoga enables renunciation, leading quickly to Brahman. Theme: Guidance, Dharma, Karma Sannyasa Yoga. 500Word Description: Krishna teaches that renunciation is difficult without yoga, but a disciplined yogi quickly attains Brahman. This verse, continuing 5.4–5, addresses Arjuna’s confusion (5.1).

Shloka 5.5 “The state reached by renunciation is also reached by action yoga; one who sees them as one is wise.” Key Teaching: Action yoga and renunciation lead to the same state; seeing them as one is wisdom. Theme: Guidance, Dharma, Karma Sannyasa Yoga. Description: Krishna reiterates that the state attained through renunciation is also

Shloka 5.4 “Ignorant children, not the wise, say renunciation and action yoga differ; practicing one yields both fruits.” Key Teaching: The wise see renunciation and action yoga as yielding the same result. Theme: Guidance, Dharma, Karma Sannyasa Yoga. Description: Krishna teaches that only the ignorant distinguish renunciation and action yoga, while the wise see both

Shloka 5.3 “One who neither hates nor desires, renouncing dualities, is easily liberated, O Arjuna.” Key Teaching: Renouncing dualities without hate or desire leads to liberation. Theme: Guidance, Dharma, Karma Sannyasa Yoga. Description: Krishna teaches that one who neither hates nor desires, renouncing dualities like pleasure and pain, is easily liberated. This verse, continuing 5.2,

Shloka 5.2 “Krishna said: Both renunciation and action lead to liberation, but action yoga is superior to renunciation.” Key Teaching: Action yoga surpasses renunciation, though both lead to liberation. Theme: Guidance, Dharma, Karma Sannyasa Yoga. 500Word Description: Krishna responds to Arjuna (5.1), stating that both renunciation and action yoga lead to liberation, but action yoga

Shloka 5.1 “Arjuna said: You praise both renunciation and action, O Krishna; tell me decisively which is better.” Key Teaching: Arjuna seeks clarity on whether renunciation or action is superior. Theme: Guidance, Dharma, Karma Sannyasa Yoga. Description: Arjuna, confused by Krishna’s praise of both renunciation and action, asks for a decisive answer on which is