My Personal Gita

Krishna

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3.3 लोकेऽस्मिन्द्विविधा निष्ठा पुरा प्रोक्ता मयानघ। ज्ञानयोगेन सांख्यानां कर्मयोगेन योगिनाम्

śrī bhagavān uvāca

loke'smindvividhā niṣṭhā purā proktā mayānagha | jñānayogena sāṃkhyānāṃ karmayogena yoginām

Word meanings

loke—in the world;asmin—this;dvi-vidhā—two kinds of;niṣhṭhā—faith;purā—previously;proktā—explained;mayā—by me (Shree Krishna);anagha—sinless;jñāna-yogena—through the path of knowledge;sānkhyānām—for those inclined toward contemplation;karma-yogena—through the path of action;yoginām—of the yogis

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My Personal Gita

Dr. S. Sankaranarayan

The Bhagavat said, "The two-fold path in this world—the one with Yoga of knowledge for men of reflection and the other with Yoga of action for men of Yoga—has been declared by Me to be one, O sinless one!"

Shri Purohit Swami

Lord Shri Krishna replied: In this world, as I have said, there is a twofold path, O Sinless One! There is the Path of Wisdom for those who meditate, and the Path of Action for those who work.

Swami Adidevananda

The Lord said In this world a two-fold way was of yore laid down by Me, O sinless one: by Jnana Yoga for the Sankhyas and by Karma Yoga for the Yogins.

Swami Gambirananda

The Blessed Lord said O unblemished one, two kinds of steadfastness in this world were spoken of by Me in the days of yore-through the Yoga of Knowledge for the men of realization; through the Yoga of Action for the yogis.

Swami Sivananda

In this world there is a twofold path, as I said before, O sinless one,–the path of knowledge of the Sankhyas and the path of action of the Yogis!

Krishna

3.5 न हि कश्चित्क्षणमपि जातु तिष्ठत्यकर्मकृत्। कार्यते ह्यवशः कर्म सर्वः प्रकृतिजैर्गुणैः

na hi kaścitkṣaṇamapi jātu tiṣṭhatyakarmakṛt | kāryate hyavaśaḥ karma sarvaḥ prakṛtijairguṇaiḥ

Word meanings

na—not;hi—certainly;kaśhchit—anyone;kṣhaṇam—a moment;api—even;jātu—ever;tiṣhṭhati—can remain;akarma-kṛit—without action;kāryate—are performed;hi—certainly;avaśhaḥ—helpless;karma—work;sarvaḥ—all;prakṛiti-jaiḥ—born of material nature;guṇaiḥ—by the qualities

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My Personal Gita

Dr. S. Sankaranarayan

For, no one can ever remain, even for a moment, as a non-performer of action; because everyone, not being master of themselves, is forced to perform action by the strands born of the Prakriti (Material cause).

Shri Purohit Swami

He cannot even for a moment remain really inactive, for the Qualities of Nature will compel him to act whether he will or no.

Swami Adidevananda

No man can, even for a moment, rest without doing work; for everyone is caused to act, in spite of himself, by the Gunas born of Nature.

Swami Gambirananda

Because, no one ever remains even for a moment without doing work. For all are made to work under compulsion by the gunas born of Nature.

Swami Sivananda

Verily none can ever remain for even a moment without performing action; for, everyone is made to act helplessly indeed by the qualities born of Nature.

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3.4 न कर्मणामनारम्भान्नैष्कर्म्यं पुरुषोऽश्नुते। न च संन्यसनादेव सिद्धिं समधिगच्छति

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Word meanings

na—not;karmaṇām—of actions;anārambhāt—by abstaining from;naiṣhkarmyam—freedom from karmic reactions;puruṣhaḥ—a person;aśhnute—attains;na—not;cha—and;sannyasanāt—by renunciation;eva—only;siddhim—perfection;samadhigachchhati—attains

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My Personal Gita

Dr. S. Sankaranarayan

A person attains actionlessness not just by abstaining from actions, but also by renunciation, he attains success (emancipation).

Shri Purohit Swami

No man can attain freedom from activity by refraining from action; nor can he reach perfection by merely refusing to act.

Swami Adidevananda

No man experiences freedom from activity (Naiskarmya) by abstaining from works; and no man ever attains success by mere renunciation of works.

Swami Gambirananda

A person does not attain freedom from action by abstaining from action; nor does he attain fulfilment merely through renunciation.

Swami Sivananda

Not by the non-performance of actions does man reach actionlessness, nor by mere renunciation does he attain to perfection.