संन्यासस्तु महाबाहो दुःखमाप्तुमयोगतः ।योगयुक्तो मुनिर्ब्रह्म नचिरेणाधिगच्छति ॥
sannyāsas tu mahābāho duḥkham āptum ayogataḥ |yogayukto munir brahma nacireṇādhigacchati ||
- संन्यासः · sannyāsaḥ
- renunciation
- दुःखम् · duḥkham
- with difficulty, painfully
- आप्तुम् · āptum
- to attain
- अयोगतः · ayogataḥ
- without karma-yoga
- योगयुक्तः · yogayuktaḥ
- united by yoga
- मुनिः · muniḥ
- sage
- ब्रह्म · brahma
- Brahman
- नचिरेण · nacireṇa
- before long, swiftly
“Renunciation is hard to attain without selfless action, O mighty-armed one. The sage joined to yoga swiftly reaches Brahman.”
— Original plain-language translation
Here is the practical reason karma-yoga was called superior in 5.2. Abrupt outer renunciation without a purified mind brings strain. Action done as offering quietly prepares the stillness renunciation seeks.
— Reader's notes (original)