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śrī-bhagavān uvāca
loke ’smin dvi-vidhā niṣṭhā
purā proktā mayānagha
jñāna-yogena sāṅkhyānāṁ
karma-yogena yoginām

Synonyms

śrī-bhagavān uvāca — Guddommens Højeste Personlighed sagde; loke — i verden; asmin — i denne; dvi-vidhā — to slags; niṣṭhā — tro; purā — tidligere; proktā — blev beskrevet; mayā — af Mig; anagha — O du syndfrie; jñāna-yogena — gennem kundskabens sammenlænkende proces; sāṅkhyānām — for de empiriske filosoffer; karma-yogena — gennem hengivenhedens sammenlænkende metode; yoginām — for de hengivne.

śrī-bhagavān uvāca — the Supreme Personality of Godhead said; loke — in the world; asmin — this; dvi-vidhā — two kinds of; niṣṭhā — faith; purā — formerly; proktā — were said; mayā — by Me; anagha — O sinless one; jñāna-yogena — by the linking process of knowledge; sāṅkhyānām — of the empiric philosophers; karma-yogena — by the linking process of devotion; yoginām — of the devotees.

Translation

Guddommens Højeste Personlighed sagde: O du syndfrie Arjuna, Jeg har allerede forklaret, at to slags mennesker forsøger at erkende selvet. Nogle er tilbøjelige til at forstå selvet gennem empirisk filosofisk spekulation og andre gennem hengiven tjeneste.

The Supreme Personality of Godhead said: O sinless Arjuna, I have already explained that there are two classes of men who try to realize the self. Some are inclined to understand it by empirical, philosophical speculation, and others by devotional service.

Purport

FORKLARING: I kapitel 2, vers 39, forklarede Herren to fremgangsmåder, nemlig sāṅkhya-yoga på den ene side og karma-yoga eller buddhi-yoga på den anden. I dette vers forklarer Herren det samme mere tydeligt. Sāṅkhya-yoga eller det analytiske studium af naturen af ånd og materie er emnet for personer, der er glade for at spekulere og forstå ting gennem eksperimentel viden og filosofi. Den anden gruppe af mennesker arbejder i Kṛṣṇa-bevidsthed, som det blev forklaret i vers 61 i kapitel 2. I vers 39 forklarede Herren også, at man ved at arbejde efter principperne i buddhi-yoga eller i Kṛṣṇa-bevidsthed kan blive udfriet fra bindingen til sine handlinger, og at dette er en fejlfri og risikofri metode. Det samme princip blev forklaret yderligere i vers 61: Buddhi-yoga betyder at være helt afhængig af den Højeste (eller mere konkret af Kṛṣṇa), og på den måde kan alle sanserne let blive bragt under kontrol. Begge yoga-former er derfor gensidigt afhængige af hinanden ligesom religion og filosofi. Religion uden filosofi er sentimentalisme og sommetider fanatisme, mens filosofi uden religion blot er intellektuel spekulation. Det endelige mål er Kṛṣṇa, for de filosoffer, der oprigtigt søger efter den Absolutte Sandhed, kommer også til sidst til Kṛṣṇa-bevidsthed. Dette bliver ligeledes fastslået i Bhagavad-gītā. Hele processen handler om at forstå selvets virkelige position i forhold til Oversjælen. Filosofisk spekulation er den indirekte metode, der gradvist kan lede én til Kṛṣṇa-bevidsthed, mens den anden metode går ud på at forbinde alt direkte med Kṛṣṇa i Kṛṣṇa-bevidsthed. Af disse to er den Kṛṣṇa-bevidste vej bedre, for den er ikke afhængig af, at sanserne først er blevet renset gennem en filosofisk proces. Kṛṣṇa-bevidsthed er i sig selv den rensende proces, der med den hengivne tjenestes direkte metode på samme tid er både nem og ophøjet.

In the Second Chapter, verse 39, the Lord explained two kinds of procedures – namely sāṅkhya-yoga and karma-yoga, or buddhi-yoga. In this verse, the Lord explains the same more clearly. Sāṅkhya-yoga, or the analytical study of the nature of spirit and matter, is the subject matter for persons who are inclined to speculate and understand things by experimental knowledge and philosophy. The other class of men work in Kṛṣṇa consciousness, as it is explained in the sixty-first verse of the Second Chapter. The Lord has explained, also in the thirty-ninth verse, that by working by the principles of buddhi-yoga, or Kṛṣṇa consciousness, one can be relieved from the bonds of action; and, furthermore, there is no flaw in the process. The same principle is more clearly explained in the sixty-first verse – that this buddhi-yoga is to depend entirely on the Supreme (or more specifically, on Kṛṣṇa), and in this way all the senses can be brought under control very easily. Therefore, both the yogas are interdependent, as religion and philosophy. Religion without philosophy is sentiment, or sometimes fanaticism, while philosophy without religion is mental speculation. The ultimate goal is Kṛṣṇa, because the philosophers who are also sincerely searching after the Absolute Truth come in the end to Kṛṣṇa consciousness. This is also stated in the Bhagavad-gītā. The whole process is to understand the real position of the self in relation to the Superself. The indirect process is philosophical speculation, by which, gradually, one may come to the point of Kṛṣṇa consciousness; and the other process is directly connecting everything with Kṛṣṇa in Kṛṣṇa consciousness. Of these two, the path of Kṛṣṇa consciousness is better because it does not depend on purifying the senses by a philosophical process. Kṛṣṇa consciousness is itself the purifying process, and by the direct method of devotional service it is simultaneously easy and sublime.