Bhagavad Gita Bhashya (Sri Madhvacharya) 5.4
Bhagavad Gita Bhashya (Sri Madhvacharya) 5.4 · 5 · Verse 4
Sanskrit Original
।।5.4।।सन्न्यासो हि ज्ञानान्तरङ्गत्वेनोक्तःन तस्य तत्त्वग्रहणाय भाग.5।11।3 इत्यादौ। अतः कथं सोऽवम् इत्यत आह साङ्खयोगाविति। उभयोरप्यन्तरङ्गत्वेनाविरोधः। अग्निमुग्धो ह वै धूमतान्तः स्वं लोकं न प्रत्यभिजानाति।मा वः पदव्यः पितरस्मदास्थिता या यज्ञशालासनधूमवर्त्मनाम् इत्यादि काम्यकर्मविषयमिति भावः। ये त्वन्यथा वदन्ति ते बालाः।
Sannyāsa is spoken of as interior knowledge (jñāna-antaraṅgatva); one cannot grasp its essence by external parts — see Part 5.11.3, etc. Therefore how can one say ‘thus is It’? Hence he says ‘sāṅkhya-yoga’ — the two are not opposed, being both interior in their core. The notion that Agni, stupefied by smoke, does not recognize his own sphere is like the illustration: ‘Do not be bewildered by funeral rites and such’ — these are actions relating to desire. Those who assert otherwise are children.