☯️ Chapter 5 – Renunciation, Clarity & Peace in Action (Shlokas 1–10)
📜 Shloka 1
संन्यासं कर्मणां कृष्ण पुनर्योगं च शंससि । यच्छ्रेय एतयोरेकं तन्मे ब्रूहि सुनिश्चितम् ॥
EN: Arjuna said: Krishna, you praise both renunciation and selfless action. Tell me clearly— which of these paths is superior?
HI: अर्जुन ने कहा: हे कृष्ण! आप कर्मत्याग और निष्काम कर्म दोनों की प्रशंसा करते हैं। कृपया मुझे निश्चित रूप से बताइए कि इनमें श्रेष्ठ कौन है?
Modern Reflection: When stuck between letting go and doing — ask not what’s easier, but what frees your soul.
📜 Shloka 2
श्रीभगवानुवाच संन्यासः कर्मयोगश्च निःश्रेयसकरावुभौ । तयोस्तु कर्मसंन्यासात्कर्मयोगो विशिष्यते ॥
EN: Krishna replied: Both renunciation and karma yoga lead to liberation. But of the two, selfless action is superior.
HI: भगवान ने कहा: कर्म का त्याग और कर्मयोग — दोनों ही मोक्षदायक हैं। परंतु कर्मयोग कर्मत्याग से श्रेष्ठ है।
Modern Reflection: You don’t have to walk away from life to be free — just walk without clinging.
📜 Shloka 3
ज्ञेयः स नित्यसंन्यासी यो न द्वेष्टि न काङ्क्षति । निर्द्वन्द्वो हि महाबाहो सुखं बन्धात्प्रमुच्यते ॥
EN: One who neither hates nor desires is known as a true renunciate. Free from dualities, such a person is easily liberated.
HI: जो न द्वेष करता है न कामना — वही सच्चा संन्यासी है। वह द्वंद्वों से रहित होकर सहज ही मुक्त हो जाता है।
Modern Reflection: True peace is not reacting. Not resisting. Simply resting in clarity.
📜 Shloka 4
साङ्ख्ययोगौ पृथग्बालाः प्रवदन्ति न पण्डिताः । एकमप्यास्थितः सम्यगुभयोर्विन्दते फलम् ॥
EN: Only the ignorant see knowledge (sankhya) and selfless action (yoga) as different. The wise see them as one.
HI: केवल मूर्ख ही सांख्य और योग को अलग-अलग मानते हैं। जो इनमें से किसी एक में पूर्ण रूप से स्थित होता है, वह दोनों का फल प्राप्त करता है।
Modern Reflection: Don’t split the sacred. Wisdom and action are not rivals — they are reflections.
📜 Shloka 5
यत्साङ्ख्यैः प्राप्यते स्थानं तद्योगैरपि गम्यते । एकं साङ्ख्यं च योगं च यः पश्यति स पश्यति ॥
EN: The state reached by the path of knowledge is also attained through yoga. One who sees both as one truly sees.
HI: जो स्थिति ज्ञान से प्राप्त होती है, वही योग से भी प्राप्त की जा सकती है। जो इन दोनों को एक मानता है, वही सच्चा दृष्टा है।
Modern Reflection: Wisdom without action is incomplete. Action without insight is blind. Balance is everything.
📜 Shloka 6
संन्यासस्तु महाबाहो दुःखमाप्तुमयोगतः । योगयुक्तो मुनिर्ब्रह्म नचिरेणाधिगच्छति ॥
EN: Renunciation without yoga is difficult, O mighty-armed. But one who is united through yoga attains Brahman quickly.
HI: हे महाबाहो! बिना योग के संन्यास दुःखदायक होता है। योगयुक्त मुनि शीघ्र ही ब्रह्म को प्राप्त करता है।
Modern Reflection: Renunciation isn’t escape — it’s integration. Live inwardly free, outwardly engaged.
📜 Shloka 7
योगयुक्तो विशुद्धात्मा विजितात्मा जितेन्द्रियः । सर्वभूतात्मभूतात्मा कुर्वन्नपि न लिप्यते ॥
EN: The yogi with a purified mind, self-mastery, and control over senses — even while acting, remains untouched.
HI: योगयुक्त, शुद्ध आत्मा, विजित मन और इंद्रियों वाला व्यक्ति, सब प्राणियों में आत्मा को देखता है और कर्म करते हुए भी बंधता नहीं।
Modern Reflection: The outer doesn’t pollute the pure. When the mind is clean, even chaos can’t cling to you.
📜 Shloka 8–9
नैव किंचित्करोमीति युक्तो मन्येत तत्ववित् । पश्यञ्शृण्वन्स्पृशञ्जिघ्रन्नश्नन् गच्छन्स्वपञ्श्वसन् ॥ प्रलपन्न्विसृजन्गृह्णन्नुन्मिषन्निमिषन्नपि । इन्द्रियाणीन्द्रियार्थेषु वर्तन्त इति धारयन् ॥
EN: The wise one, acting with detachment, thinks “I do nothing.” Seeing, hearing, touching, eating — all these happen through the senses, not the self.
HI: ज्ञानी व्यक्ति जानता है: "मैं कुछ नहीं करता" — देखना, सुनना, स्पर्श करना, भोजन करना, चलना, सोना, बोलना — सब इंद्रियों के माध्यम से होता है।
Modern Reflection: You are not the doer — you are the awareness. Step back, and everything becomes lighter.
📜 Shloka 10
ब्रह्मण्याधाय कर्माणि सङ्गं त्यक्त्वा करोति यः । लिप्यते न स पापेन पद्मपत्रमिवाम्भसा ॥
EN: One who offers all actions to the Divine, without attachment, is not tainted by sin — just as a lotus remains untouched by water.
HI: जो व्यक्ति अपने सभी कर्मों को ब्रह्म को समर्पित करता है और आसक्ति त्याग कर कार्य करता है, वह पाप से लिप्त नहीं होता — जैसे कमल जल से नहीं भीगता।
Modern Reflection: The moment you let go of attachment, you’re already lighter. Float like the lotus — in, but not of, the world.
🌱 Ancient Verse – Modern Wisdom Table
| Gita Insight | Modern Life Lesson |
|---|---|
| “Selfless action > Inactive renunciation” | You don’t need to quit — just detach |
| “Equanimity is the real freedom” | Stillness inside, action outside |
| “You are not the doer” | Stop identifying with every role you play |
| “Wisdom and yoga are one” | Think clearly. Act wisely. Let go easily. |
🧘 Message to Gen Z: Action Without Entanglement
- 🌊 The outer world moves — your job is to stay inwardly unmoved.
- 🧠 You can do everything right — and still suffer, if you're attached to results.
- 💥 Freedom is not doing less. It's being less affected.
Detach not from life — but from clinging. That's your superpower.
🧠 Final Reflection: Renounce What Weighs You
In these ten verses, Krishna reveals that *renunciation isn’t about leaving the world* — it's about *leaving behind your attachment to control, praise, and outcome*. The karma yogi acts fully, gives fully — but owns nothing.
🛡 Detachment is not disinterest — it’s sacred distance. 🧘 Renunciation is not withdrawal — it’s deeper connection without clinging. 🔥 Peace is not passivity — it’s being so rooted that nothing sways you.
You don't need a quieter world. You need a quieter *self*.