BG - 5.2

श्री भगवानुवाच संन्यासः कर्मयोगश्च निःश्रेयसकरावुभौ। तयोस्तु कर्मसंन्यासात्कर्मयोगो विशिष्यते।।5.2।।

śhrī bhagavān uvācha sannyāsaḥ karma-yogaśh cha niḥśhreyasa-karāvubhau tayos tu karma-sannyāsāt karma-yogo viśhiṣhyate

• śhrī-bhagavān uvācha - the Supreme Lord said
• sanyāsaḥ - renunciation
• karma-yogaḥ - working in devotion
• cha - and
• niḥśhreyasa-karau - lead to the supreme goal
• ubhau - both
• tayoḥ - of the two
• tu - but
• karma-sanyāsāt - renunciation of actions
• karma-yogaḥ - working in devotion
• viśhiṣhyate - is superior

Translation

The Blessed Lord said, "Renunciation and the Yoga of action both lead to the highest bliss; but of the two, the Yoga of action is superior to the renunciation of action."

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