Renunciation or
Analytical Study?

From Jayadvaita Swami

Posted May 5, 2005

Bhagavad-gita As It Is 5.5

yat—what; sankhyaih— by means of sankhya philosophy; prapyate— is achieved; sthanam— place; tat— that; yogaih— by devotional service; api— also; gamyate— one can attain; ekam— one; sankhyam— analytical study; ca— and; yogam— action in devotion; ca— and; yah— one who; pasyati— sees; sah— he; pasyati— actually sees.

First Edition:

One who knows that the position reached by means of renunciation can also be attained by works in devotional service and who therefore sees that the path of works and the path of renunciation are one, sees things as they are.

Second Edition:

One who knows that the position reached by means of analytical study can also be attained by devotional service, and who therefore sees analytical study and devotional service to be on the same level, sees things as they are.

Original Manuscript:

One who knows that the postion which is obtained by means of Samkhya can also be attained by devotional service, and there-fore one who sees both Samkhya and Yoga on the same level, does see things rightly.

Comment:

"Renunciation"? Both in Srila Prabhupada's word-for-word meanings and in the text of the previous verse, the word "Sankhya" is defined not as "renunciation" but as "analytical study." In both editions. This of course fits the standard dictionary definition of the word.

And "the path of works"? Again, both the word-for-word meanings and the previous verse (in both editions) say "devotional service" and "action in devotion."

Hare Krsna.

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