श्रीभगवानुवाच | संन्यासः कर्मयोगश्च निःश्रेयसकरावुभौ | तयोस्तु कर्मसंन्यासात्कर्मयोगो विशिष्यते ||५-२||
śrībhagavānuvāca . saṃnyāsaḥ karmayogaśca niḥśreyasakarāvubhau . tayostu karmasaṃnyāsātkarmayogo viśiṣyate ||5-2||
- śrī-bhagavān uvāca
- the Personality of Godhead said
- sannyāsaḥ
- renunciation of work
- karma-yogaḥ
- work in devotion
- ca
- also
- niḥśreyasa-karau
- leading to the path of liberation
- ubhau
- both
- tayoḥ
- of the two
- tu
- but
- karma-sannyāsāt
- in comparison to the renunciation of fruitive work
- karma-yogaḥ
- work in devotion
- viśiṣyate
- is better
The Personality of Godhead replied: The renunciation of work and work in devotion are both good for liberation. But, of the two, work in devotional service is better than renunciation of work.