BG 5.2
श्रीभगवानुवाच
संन्यासः कर्मयोगश्च निःश्रेयसकरावुभौ
तयोस्तु कर्मसंन्यासात्कर्मयोगो विशिष्यते
śrībhagavānuvāca
saṃnyāsaḥ karmayogaśca niḥśreyasakarāvubhau
tayostu karmasaṃnyāsātkarmayogo viśiṣyate
TRANSLATION
The Lord said:
Renunciation of actions and Karma Yoga, both lead to the highest excellence. But, of the two, Karma Yoga excels the renunciation of actions.
PURPORT
Even while granting that some persons are competent for the practice of Jñana Yoga exclusively, it has to be conceded that renunciation, i.e., Jñana Yoga, and Karma Yoga can be practised as independent of each other in the pursuit of the highest excellence. Still, of these two, Karma Yoga excels over the renunciation of actions, i.e., Jñana Yoga.
Shri Krishna explains why this is so
