Ch 4- Part 1
Title
Jnana Karma Samnyasa Yoga
This chapter focuses on the topic of "Jnana Karma Samnyasa," which means the Yoga of renunciation of action in Knowledge. In this chapter, Lord Krishna explains the importance of understanding the true nature of the Self and relationship between Knowledge and action. He emphasizes the need to perform one's duties without attachment to the results and to cultivate a sense of detachment and selflessness in all actions. This chapter delves into the philosophy of knowledge and renunciation in the path of self-realization.
Action performed by a free soul is Yagna. His action merges in Brahman
brahmārpaṇaṁ brahma havir brahmāgnau brahmaṇā hutam
brahmaiva tena gantavyaṁ brahma-karma-samādhinā
4.24
do Guru bhakti, Guru seva and dialogue with Guru, He will transmit Brahman to you
tad viddhi praṇipātena paripraśhnena sevayā
upadekṣhyanti te jñānaṁ jñāninas tattva-darśhinaḥ
4.34
Title
Karma Sanyāsa Yoga
Chapter 5
Just as underlying space is not affected by any of the natural forces, inner state of realized being is unaffected by actions that happen through him
These Yogins Offer actions as worship to HIM to purify their mind
brahmaṇyādhāya karmāṇi saṅgaṁ tyaktvā karoti yaḥ
lipyate na sa pāpena padma-patram ivāmbhasā
kāyena manasā buddhyā kevalair indriyair api
yoginaḥ karma kurvanti saṅgaṁ tyaktvātma-śhuddhaye
5.10, 5.11
Lord Surya (Sun God)
At the very beginning of creation, I imparted the knowledge of Vedas to Lord Surya 4.1
Discipline of the diet is the first step, this offering prana in prana
apare niyatāhārāḥ prāṇān prāṇeṣhu juhvati
sarve ’pyete yajña-vido yajña-kṣhapita-kalmaṣhāḥ
4.30
Small raft of Knowledge is enough to cross across the vast ocean of sin
api ched asi pāpebhyaḥ sarvebhyaḥ pāpa-kṛit-tamaḥ
sarvaṁ jñāna-plavenaiva vṛijinaṁ santariṣhyasi
4.36
Renunciation is Fragrance of Realization
Inner renunciation is the key
Go beyond likes/attachments/dislikes to become free from bondage
jñeyaḥ sa nitya-sannyāsī yo na dveṣhṭi na kāṅkṣhati
nirdvandvo hi mahā-bāho sukhaṁ bandhāt pramuchyate
5.3
Omniscient Being is beyond tarnishing of merit and demerits
Is the Sun really covered by the clouds?
nādatte kasyachit pāpaṁ na chaiva sukṛitaṁ vibhuḥ
ajñānenāvṛitaṁ jñānaṁ tena muhyanti jantavaḥ
v5.15
Ajah, Avyaya, Atma
ajo'pi sann avyayātmā
bhūtānām īśvaro 'pi san
prakṛtiṁ svām adhiṣṭhāya
sambhavāmy ātma-māyayā
4.6
Name the expressions of samsara that Arjuna experienced on the battlefield
Raga or attachment
Soka or intense grief
Moha or delusion
Revelation of Glory of Knowledge
Actions, when performed in the right way, gradually leads to Jnana
Ignorance is burnt in fire of Knowledge - highest sacrifice
śhreyān dravya-mayād yajñāj jñāna-yajñaḥ parantapa
sarvaṁ karmākhilaṁ pārtha jñāne parisamāpyate
4.33
Knower of the Truth acts this way
Don't let His/Her appearance fool you
naiva kiñchit karomīti yukto manyeta tattva-vit
paśhyañ śhṛiṇvan spṛiśhañjighrann aśhnangachchhan svapañśhvasan
pralapan visṛijan gṛihṇann unmiṣhan nimiṣhann api
indriyāṇīndriyārtheṣhu vartanta iti dhārayan
5.8-9
Only antidote to Ignorance is Knowledge,
jñānena tu tad ajñānaṁ yeṣhāṁ nāśhitam ātmanaḥ
teṣhām āditya-vaj jñānaṁ prakāśhayati tat param
5.16
IS THERE A FRUIT GOD DOESN’T DESIRE?
Self if ever detached... Nothing will touch you, he who knows Me thus will not get bound by action
It is better to do action as long as you have doership
v 14 & v 15
Smooth flow of life can take a unexpected twist, by chance or destiny. Life is uncertain/unpredicatable. Be santushta/content with what life brings
yadṛichchhā-lābha-santuṣhṭo dvandvātīto vimatsaraḥ
samaḥ siddhāvasiddhau cha kṛitvāpi na nibadhyate
4.22
Have Shraddha? You can attain Knowledge
Doubtful? Hard luck!
śhraddhāvānllabhate jñānaṁ tat-paraḥ sanyatendriyaḥ
jñānaṁ labdhvā parāṁ śhāntim achireṇādhigachchhati
ajñaśh chāśhraddadhānaśh cha sanśhayātmā vinaśhyati
nāyaṁ loko ’sti na paro na sukhaṁ sanśhayātmanaḥ
Indeed both renunciation and karma yoga lead to Realization.
But compared to outer renunciation, karma yoga is more powerful
śhrī bhagavān uvācha
sannyāsaḥ karma-yogaśh cha niḥśhreyasa-karāvubhau
tayos tu karma-sannyāsāt karma-yogo viśhiṣhyate
5.2
Lord has created neither 'doership' nor the 'doer' - those are creations of our own svabhaava
na kartṛitvaṁ na karmāṇi lokasya sṛijati prabhuḥ
na karma-phala-saṅyogaṁ svabhāvas tu pravartate
5.14
Divyam Janma Karma
When devotee realizes the entire world as a manifested form of the Lord, he becomes a jeevanmukta - free soul
janma karma ca me divyam
evaṁ yo vetti tattvataḥ
tyaktvā dehaṁ punar janma
naiti mām eti so 'rjuna
4.9
If you are wise, you know the secret of action, you dont need a holiday from work... work is holy, every day is holy
karmaṇyakarma yaḥ paśhyed akarmaṇi cha karma yaḥ
sa buddhimān manuṣhyeṣhu sa yuktaḥ kṛitsna-karma-kṛit
4.18
Yagna remains are amrita
The non-sacrificer loses both worlds
yajña-śhiṣhṭāmṛita-bhujo yānti brahma sanātanam
nāyaṁ loko ’styayajñasya kuto ’nyaḥ kuru-sattama
4.31
Spiritually childish see them as distinct paths
True seer sees same essence in both paths
sānkhya-yogau pṛithag bālāḥ pravadanti na paṇḍitāḥ
ekamapyāsthitaḥ samyag ubhayor vindate phalam
yat sānkhyaiḥ prāpyate sthānaṁ tad yogair api gamyate
ekaṁ sānkhyaṁ cha yogaṁ cha yaḥ paśhyati sa paśhyati
5.4, 5.5
Desireless one alone attains peace
But those distracted by desires get bound
yuktaḥ karma-phalaṁ tyaktvā śhāntim āpnoti naiṣhṭhikīm
ayuktaḥ kāma-kāreṇa phale sakto nibadhyate
5.12