Bhagavad Gita · Moksha Sannyasa YogaChapter 18, Shloka 13 (18.13)
Original Sanskrit · श्रीभगवान्
पञ्चैतानि महाबाहो कारणानि निबोध मे
साङ्ख्ये कृतान्ते प्रोक्तानि सिद्धये सर्वकर्मणाम्
॥ 18.13 ॥
pañcaitāni mahābāho kāraṇāni nibodha me
sāṅkhye kṛtānte proktāni siddhaye sarvakarmaṇām
Translation
"O mighty-armed one, learn from Me these five causes for the accomplishment of all actions, as stated in the Sankhya doctrine."
Interpretation
Shankaracharya. pañca etāni vakṣyamāṇāni; cetaḥsamādhānārtham — to settle the mind.
Acharya Ramanuja. saṃkhyā buddhiḥ? sāṃkhye kṛtānte yathāvasthitatattvaviṣayayā vaidikyā buddhyā anusaṃhite nirṇaye — Sankhya = the conclusion reached by a true Vedic understanding.
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