Mahabharata 6.26.39 — Bhishma Parva, Adhyaya 26, Shloka 39
कर्मयोग–ज्ञानयज्ञ–अवतारोपदेश
Karma-Yoga, Jñāna-Yajña, and Avatāra Instruction
सम्बन्ध-- यहॉतक भगवान्ने सांख्ययोगके सिद्धान्तसे तथा क्षात्रधर्मकी दृष्टिसे युद्धका औचित्य सिद्ध करके अर्जुनकों समतापूर्वक युद्ध करनेके लिये आज्ञा दी! अब कर्मयोगके सिद्धान्तसे युद्धका औचित्य बतलानेके लिये कर्मयोगके वर्णनकी प्रस्तावना करते हैं-- एषा ते5भिहिता सांख्ये बुद्धियोंगे त्विमां शूणू । बुद्धया युक्तो यया पार्थ कर्मबन्धं प्रहास्यसि
eṣā te 'bhihitā sāṅkhye buddhir yoge tv imāṃ śṛṇu | buddhyā yukto yayā pārtha karma-bandhaṃ prahāsyasi ||
സഞ്ജയൻ പറഞ്ഞു—സാംഖ്യ (വിവേകജ്ഞാനം) എന്ന നിലയിൽ ഈ ബുദ്ധി നിനക്കു പറഞ്ഞിരിക്കുന്നു; ഇനി ഇതിനെ കർമയോഗമായി കേൾക്കുക. ഹേ പാർഥാ! ഈ ബുദ്ധിയാൽ യുക്തനായാൽ നീ കർമത്തിൽ നിന്നുയരുന്ന ബന്ധനം പൂർണ്ണമായി അകറ്റും—ധർമ്മം ആചരിച്ചാലും ഫലബന്ധത്തിൽ കുടുങ്ങുകയില്ല.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse bridges two complementary approaches: Sāṅkhya’s discriminative insight and Yoga’s disciplined action. With buddhi (clear discernment) guiding one’s conduct, a person performs duty without attachment to outcomes, thereby escaping the binding effects (karma-bandha) that ordinarily arise from action.
Sanjaya reports the instruction being given to Arjuna: after presenting the knowledge-oriented framework (Sāṅkhya), the teaching now turns to the practical path of Karma-yoga. The focus shifts from understanding to application—how Arjuna can act in his role without becoming morally and spiritually entangled by the results.
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