Chapter 6, Verse 2
Text
यं संन्यासमिति प्राहुर्योगं तं विद्धि पाण्डव। न ह्यसंन्यस्तसङ्कल्पो योगी भवति कश्चन।।6.2।।
Transliteration
yaṁ sannyāsam iti prāhur yogaṁ taṁ viddhi pāṇḍava na hyasannyasta-saṅkalpo yogī bhavati kaśhchana
Word Meanings
yam—what; sanyāsam—renunciation; iti—thus; prāhuḥ—they say; yogam—yog; tam—that; viddhi—know; pāṇḍava—Arjun, the son of Pandu; na—not; hi—certainly; asannyasta—without giving up; saṅkalpaḥ—desire; yogī—a yogi; bhavati—becomes; kaśhchana—anyone
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Translations
In English by Swami Adidevananda
That which is called Sannyasa (Jnana Yoga), know that to be Yoga (Karma Yoga), O Arjuna. For no one, among Karma Yogins, whose delusive identification of the body with the self has not been abandoned, becomes a true Karma Yogin.
In English by Swami Sivananda
Do you, O Arjuna, know that Yoga is what they call renunciation; no one indeed becomes a Yogi who has not renounced their thoughts.
In Hindi by Swami Ramsukhdas
।।6.2।। हे अर्जुन ! लोग जिसको संन्यास कहते हैं, उसीको तुम योग समझो; क्योंकि संकल्पोंका त्याग किये बिना मनुष्य कोई-सा भी योगी नहीं हो सकता।
In English by Swami Sivananda
6.2 यम् which, संन्यासम् renunciation, इति thus, प्राहुः (they) call, योगम् Yoga, तम् that, विद्धि know, पाण्डव O Pandava, न not, हि verily, असंन्यस्तसङ्कल्पः one who has not renounced thoughts, योगी Yogi, भवति becomes, कश्चन anyone.Commentary Sankalpa is the working of the imagining faculty of the mind that makes plans for the future and guesses the results of plans so formed. No one can become a Karma Yogi who plans and schemes and expects fruits for his actions. No devotee of action who has not renounced the thought of the fruits of his actions can become a Yogi of steady mind. The thought of the fruits will certainly make the mind unsteady.Lord Krishna eulogises Karma Yoga here because it is the means or an external aid (Bahiranga Sadhana) to Dhyana Yoga. Karma Yoga is a steppingstone to Dhyana Yoga. It leads to the Yoga of Meditation in due course. In order to encourage the practice of Karna Yoga it is stated here that Karma Yoga is Sannyasa. (Cf.V.4)
In Hindi by Swami Ramsukhdas
।।6.2।। व्याख्या--यं संन्यासमिति प्राहुर्योगं तं विद्धि पाण्डव'--पाँचवें अध्यायके आरम्भमें भगवान्ने बताया था कि संन्यास (सांख्ययोग) और योग (कर्मयोग)--ये दोनों ही स्वतन्त्रतासे कल्याण करनेवाले हैं (5। 2), तथा दोनोंका फल भी एक ही है (5। 5) अर्थात् संन्यास और योग दो नहीं हैं, एक ही हैं। वही बात भगवान् यहाँ कहते हैं कि जैसे संन्यासी सर्वथा त्यागी होता है, ऐसे ही कर्मयोगी भी सर्वथा त्यागी होता है।अठारहवें अध्यायके नवें श्लोकमें भगवान्ने कहा है कि फल और आसक्तिका सर्वथा त्याग करके जो नियत कर्तव्य-कर्म केवल कर्तव्यमात्र समझकर किया जाता है, वह 'सात्त्विक त्याग' है, जिससे पदार्थों और क्रियाओंसे सर्वथा सम्बन्ध-विच्छेद हो जाता है और मनुष्य त्यागी अर्थात् योगी हो जाता है। इसी तरह संन्यासी भी कर्तृत्वाभिमानका त्यागी होता है। अतः दोनों ही त्यागी हैं। तात्पर्य है कि योगी और संन्यासीमें कोई भेद नहीं है। भेद न रहनेसे ही भगवान्ने पाँचवें अध्यायके तीसरे श्लोकमें कहा है कि राग-द्वेषका त्याग करनेवाला योगी 'संन्यासी' ही है।