अर्जुन उवाच ।
संन्यासं कर्मणां कृष्ण पुनर्योगं च शंससि ।
यच्छ्रेय एतयोरेकं तन्मे ब्रूहि सुनिश्चितम् ॥ ५-१॥
arjuna uvāca
saṃnyāsaṃ karmaṇāṃ kṛṣṇa punaryogaṃ ca śaṃsasi
yacchreya etayorekaṃ tanme brūhi suniścitam
arjuna uvāca = Arjuna said; saṃnyāsaṃ = renunciation; karmaṇāṃ = of all activities; kṛṣṇa = O Krishna; punaḥ = again; yogaṃ = devotional service; ca = also; śaṃsasi = You are praising; yat = which; śreyaḥ = is more beneficial; etayoḥ = of these two; ekaṃ = one; tat = that; me = unto me; brūhi = please tell; suniścitaṃ = definitely.;
Arjuna said: Renunciation-of-actions, O Krishna, You praise and again YOGA — performance-of-actions. Tell me conclusively that which is the better of the two.