Chapter 5 · The Yoga of Renunciation

अर्जुनArjuna speaks

Text 5.1

अर्जुन उवाच संन्यासं कर्मणां कृष्ण पुनर्योगं च शंससि यच्छ्रेय एतयोरेकं तन्मे ब्रूहि सुनिश्चितम्

arjuna uvācha sannyāsaṁ karmaṇāṁ kṛiṣhṇa punar yogaṁ cha śhansasi yach chhreya etayor ekaṁ tan me brūhi su-niśhchitam

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Word-for-Word Śabda-Artha (16 words)

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Purport Overview & Key Insights

Arjuna asks the question Chapter Four left open: you praise renouncing action, and you also praise karma-yoga — tell me conclusively which one is better. Having been told to stand up and fight, he still wants to know which road he is standing on.

✨ Devotional Takeaway:Told to stand up, Arjuna still wants to know which road he is standing on.