Shloka 34
Karma-Saṃnyāsa–Karma-Yoga Saṃvāda
Renunciation and the Discipline of Action
सम्बन्ध--इस प्रकार सबको प्रकृतिके अनुसार कर्म करने पड़ते हैं तो फिर कर्मबन्धनसे छूटनेके लिये मनुष्यको क्या करना चाहिये? इस जिज्ञासापर कहते हैं-- इन्द्रियस्येन्द्रियस्यार्थे रागद्वेषौ व्यवस्थितौ । तयोर्न वशमागच्छेत् तौ हास्य परिपन्थिनौ
indriyasyendriyasyārthe rāga-dveṣau vyavasthitau | tayor na vaśam āgacchet tau hy asya paripanthinau ||
Arjuna said: In the sphere of each sense and its objects, attachment and aversion lie entrenched. One should not fall under the sway of these two, for they stand as obstructers on the path of one’s true good—inner welfare and right action.
अजुन उवाच
Educational Q&A
Attachment (rāga) and aversion (dveṣa) naturally arise around sense-objects, but ethical and liberating action requires not being ruled by them; they derail discernment and obstruct one’s true welfare.
In the Bhīṣma Parva’s Bhagavadgītā discourse, Arjuna voices a teaching-point about human conduct: even though senses meet their objects, one must resist being driven by attraction and repulsion, since these become inner enemies that block right action.