GITA 5.7

GITA 5.7
neeLA tunga stana giri taTee suptam udbOdhya kriSNam
 pArArthyam svam Sruti Sata Sirassiddham adhyApayantee |
 svOchchiSTAyAm sraji nigaLitam yA balAt krutya BungtE
 gOdA tasyai nama idamidam Booya EvAstu Booyah ||

annavayal puduvai ANDAL arangarku
 pannu tiruppAvai palpadiyam - inniSaiyAl |
 pADikkoDuttAL narpAmAlai poomAlai 
SooDi koDuttALai chollu ||
SooDi koDutta SuDar koDiyE tol pAvai
 pADi aruLa valla pal vaLaiyAi nADi nee |
 vEngaDavarku ennai vidi enra immATTram
 nAngaDavA vaNNamE nalhu || 

Today's [26th November, 2007] lecture is from  Sri Andal sannidhi in Sri Koodalazhagar temple.Perialwar is connected with the Lord in two ways. One, he established the Lord as the Supreme God in this city. Other, he got his daughter Sri Andal married to the Lord. Sri Ranganatha thus became the Son-in-law and Perialwar, the father-in-law.
 We will see the Sixth sloka now. Sri Krishna in the last two slokas ridiculed the person who sees difference in the result obtained in Gyana yoga and Karma yoga, and commended the persons who appreciated the unanimity of both in the result obtained. Now Arjuna raises a doubt. Since both are equal, why should Sri Krishna recommend Karma yoga? The Lord replies this saying that Karma yoga fetches Atman darshan easier.

sannyasas tu maha-baho
duhkham aptum ayogatah
yoga-yukto munir brahma
na cirenadhigacchati
Unless one is engaged in the devotional service of the Lord, mere renunciation of activities cannot make one happy. The sages, purified by works of devotion, achieve the Supreme without delay.

"Gyana yoga without Karma yoga cannot make one happy. But a person engaged in devotional service can achieve the Supreme without delay."

Sanyasas tu = whereas Gyana yoga, aptum = attaining is, dukham = misery or sorrow, ayogatah = without Karma yoga. It means, that to get Atman sakshatkaram, Gyana yoga needs Karma yoga. Otherwise it is full of sorrow or it is impossible. But, yoga = Karma yoga, yukto = one, who practices, muni = like a sage or who has controlled the mind. A Karma yogi always thinks of Atman's qualities and so is able to control. Such a person, na cirena = within a short time, adhigacchati = attains, brahma = Atman darshan or Atman sakshatkaram. So Karma yogi gets the result easily and quickly, while Gyana yogi has to struggle hard and attains after pretty long time.Karma yoga is inevitable for Gyana yogi, but Karma yogi does not need Gyana yoga. Because while practicing Karma yoga, his mind is fully engaged in Atman qualities, and this becomes a substitute for Gyana yoga.

                                                                                                     (continued)