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 ||
愚かな者は、サーンキヤ（智による出離）とヨーガ（行の修練）とを別々の道だと言うが、賢者はそう言わない。いずれか一つに正しく安住する者は、両者の果—至上者の悟り—を得るのである。
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.