B.G 3.03
śrībhagavānuvāca-
lōkēsmin dvividhā niṣṭhā purā prōktā mayānagha। jñānayōgēna sāṅkhyānāṁ karmayōgēna yōgināṁ ॥3॥
The Lord said:
Oh sinless one, In this world, two types of 'niṣṭhā', i.e. sustained honest devotional paths, were prescribed by Me previously. The Yōga of knowledge for Sānkhyas, those who are predominantly knowledge oriented, and the Yōga of action for Yōgis, those who are predominantly action oriented.
Gīta Bhāshya 3.03
'sāṅkhyānāṁ' - those in pursuit of knowledge, like monk Sanaka. 'yōginām' - those who are employing action, like king Janaka. 'niṣṭhā' - state of one's existence. The right to action is determined by the will of the lord.
jyāyastvēpi buddhēḥ adhikārikatvāt tvaṁ karmaṇyapi adhikr̥taḥ iti tatra niyōkṣyāmi ityāśayavān bhagavānāha - lōkē iti।
Even though the intellectual pursuit is superior, based on your role, action only is prescribed. Thus the lord said 'lōkē' verse with the intention to employ Arjuna in the war.
dvividhāḥ api janāḥ santi। gr̥hasthādi karmatyāgēna jñāna niṣṭhāḥ sanakādivat, tatsthā ēva jñānaniṣṭhāśca janakādivat। maddharmasthāḥ ēva ityarthaḥ।
Two types of people exist. Householders like king Janaka and those who have abandoned duties like monk Sanaka, that are devoted only to knowledge. They both are devoted to knowledge only, performing duties as advocated by Me - is the purport.
sāṅkhyānāṁ jñānināṁ sanakādīnām। yōginām upāyināṁ janakādīnām। jñānaniṣṭhā api adhikārikatvāt īśvarēcchayā lōkasaṅgrahārthatvācca yē karmayōgyā bhavanti tēpi yōginaḥ। niṣṭhā sthitiḥ।
'sāṅkhyānāṁ' refers to those in pursuit of knowledge, like monk Sanaka. 'yōginām' refers to those who are employing strategy like king Janaka. Even though they are devoted to knowledge, due to the eligibility arising out of the role, as per the will of the lord, they become Yōgis and support the world through Yōga of action. 'niṣṭhā' refers to the state of one's existence.
tvaṁ tu janakādivat sakarmaiva jñānayōgyaḥ। na tu sanakādivat tattyāgēna ityarthaḥ।
Therefore, by performing your rightful actions, you become eligible for knowledge like King Janaka, not by abandoning them like monk Sanaka, is the purport.
santi hi īśvarēcchayaiva karmakr̥taḥ priyavratādayōpi jñānina ēva। tathāhyuktam - "īśvarēcchayā vinivēśitakarmādhikāraḥ" iti ॥3॥
Certainly there are kings like Priyavrata and others, who attained knowledge performing actions as per the will of the lord. Therefore, it is said "right to action invested by the will of the lord".
