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Chapter 5 · Verse 1

Bhagavad Gita 5.1

Last updated: 14 June 2026
Karma Sanyasa Yoga · कर्म संन्यास योग
Spoken by: Arjuna
Sanskrit Verse
अर्जुन उवाच।
संन्यासं कर्मणां कृष्ण पुनर्योगं च शंससि।
यच्छ्रेय एतयोरेकं तन्मे ब्रूहि सुनिश्चितम्।।5.1।।
Roman (IAST)
arjuna uvāca|
saṃnyāsaṃ karmaṇāṃ kṛṣṇa punaryogaṃ ca śaṃsasi|
yacchreya etayorekaṃ tanme brūhi suniścitam||5.1||
Simple transliteration
arjuna uvaca
samnyasam karmanam krishna punaryogam ca shamsasi
yacchreya etayorekam tanme bruhi sunishcitam5.1
Meaning
Meaning (English)

Arjuna asks: Krishna, you praise both the renunciation of action and the performance of selfless action. Please tell me definitively which one is better.

Meaning (Hindi) · अर्थ

अर्जुन ने कहा — हे कृष्ण! आप कर्मों के संन्यास की और फिर योग (कर्म के आचरण) की प्रशंसा करते हैं। इन दोनों में जो एक निश्चयपूर्वक श्रेयस्कर है, उसे मेरे लिए कहिए।

About this verse

This is verse 1 of 29 in Chapter 5 (Karma Sanyasa Yoga) of the Bhagavad Gita.

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