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Bhagavad Gita Chapter 5, Verse 2 (5.2) means: Krishna said: Both giving up action and acting lead to the highest good. But of the two, acting is the better path.
श्री भगवानुवाच संन्यासः कर्मयोगश्च निःश्रेयसकरावुभौ। तयोस्तु कर्मसंन्यासात्कर्मयोगो विशिष्यते।।5.2।।
śhrī bhagavān uvācha sannyāsaḥ karma-yogaśh cha niḥśhreyasa-karāvubhau tayos tu karma-sannyāsāt karma-yogo viśhiṣhyate
Krishna said: Both giving up action and acting lead to the highest good. But of the two, acting is the better path.
कृष्ण ने कहा: कर्म का त्याग और कर्म करना, दोनों परम कल्याण तक ले जाते हैं। पर इन दोनों में कर्म करना बेहतर मार्ग है।
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It is verse 2 of Chapter 5 of the Bhagavad Gita, which has 29 verses in total.
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