B.G 5.01
arjuna uvāca
saṁnyāsaṁ karmaṇāṁ kr̥ṣṇa punarYōgaṁ ca śaṁsasi। yacchreya etayorekaṁ tanme brūhi suniścitam ॥1॥
Arjuna said:
O Krishna, you are praising renunciation ('Sanyāsa), and again the Yōga of performing deeds ('Karma Yōga'). Among these two, which one is beneficial, tell be conclusively.
Gīta Tātparya 5.01
Arjuna has doubt regarding the concept of 'Yoga of renounced action', the word 'yogasaṁnyastakarmāṇa' used at 4.41. He misconstrues it to mean the renunciation of all actions. Hence enquires.
yogasaṁnyāsayoḥ lakṣaṇaṁ spaṣṭayati anena adhyāyena।
This chapter clarifies the characteristics of Yoga-Of-Renunciation (Sanyāsa Yoga).
yogasaṁnyastakarmāṇamityādau nyāsaśabdaḥ sarvakarma tyāgaviṣayaḥ ityāśaṅkya yogasaṁnyāsayoḥ bhinnapunniṣṭhatvābhiprāyeṇa pr̥cchati- saṁnyāsamiti ॥1॥
The word 'yogasaṁnyastakarmāṇa' at 4.41 and other places is used to mean Yoga of renounced action. In this context, doubting the word 'nyāsa' to mean renunciation of all actions and having an opinion that they are meant for different people, Arjuna enquires in the current verse 'saṁnyāsaṁ'.
