Shloka 4
अक्षरब्रह्मयोग (Akṣara-Brahma-Yoga) — Knowledge of the Imperishable, Prakṛti, and Devotion
इस प्रकार श्रीमहाभारत भीष्मपर्वके श्रीमद्भगवद्गीतापवके अन्तर्गत ब्रह्मविद्या एवं योगशासत्ररूप श्रीमद्भगवद्गीतोपनिषद्
sāṅkhyayogau pṛthag bālāḥ pravadanti na paṇḍitāḥ | ekam apy āsthitaḥ samyag ubhayor vindate phalam ||
الجهّال يتحدّثون عن السانكيا واليوغا كأنهما طريقان مختلفان؛ أمّا الحكماء فلا يقولون ذلك. فمن استقام على أحدهما على الوجه الصحيح نال ثمرة كليهما: إدراكَ الأعلى.
अजुन उवाच
Educational Q&A
Sāṅkhya (renunciant knowledge) and Karma-Yoga (selfless action) are not truly opposed; when practiced correctly, either leads to the same highest fruit. The wise see their unity: inner detachment can be lived through dutiful action, and true renunciation is measured by freedom from ego and attachment, not by mere withdrawal.
In the midst of the Kurukṣetra crisis, the teaching addresses Arjuna’s confusion about whether he should renounce action or fight as duty. The verse clarifies that the apparent split between renunciation and action is a misunderstanding: disciplined action with right understanding can fulfill the same spiritual end as formal renunciation.