What is taught in Bhagavad Gita Chapter 5?
Chapter 5 (Karma Sannyasa Yoga) contains 29 verses in the canonical Mahabharata recension (0 curated in this study edition). The Yoga of Renunciation. Harmonizes external action with internal renunciation. The enlightened sage acts with pure mind, untouched by sin, like a lotus leaf untouched by water.
Chapter Summary & Key Spiritual Teachings
The Yoga of Renunciation. Harmonizes external action with internal renunciation. The enlightened sage acts with pure mind, untouched by sin, like a lotus leaf untouched by water.
Core Teachings:
- Karma Yoga is superior to mere premature physical renunciation of work (Verse 2)
- The wise look with equal vision upon a humble scholar, a cow, an elephant, and a dog (Verse 18)
- Pleasures born of sense-contact are nurseries of sorrow (Verse 22)
- Peace formula: knowing the Supreme as the friend of all beings (Verse 29)
Chapter Verses with Gita Press Anvaya & Translation
Chapter Study Summary Active
This chapter comprises 29 verses in the canonical recension. The complete philosophical summary and essential spiritual teachings are provided above.
Digitized verse-by-verse Anvaya and commentary entries are currently available for Chapters 2, 3, 4, 6, 9, 12, and 18. Complete printed volumes may be consulted in Gita Press Gorakhpur Publication Code 502 / 2.