योगयुक्तो मुनिर्ब्रह्म न चिरेणाधिगच्छति ॥ ६ ॥
saṃnyāsastu mahābāho duḥkhamāptumayogataḥ .
yogayukto munirbrahma na cireṇādhigacchati .. 6 ..
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Renunciation (Sannyāsa) here spoken of is the true (raramarthika) Sannyāsa; and Yoga is the Vedic Karma-Yoga (performance of Vedic ritual) dedicated to the Īśvara and entirely free from motives. A sage (muni) is so called because of his meditation (manana) on the form of the Īśvara. ‘Brahman’ here means renunciation (samnyasa, which is now being spoken of), because renunciation consists in the knowledge of the Highest Self (Paramātman); and the sruti says:
“What is called Nyasa is Brahman; and Brahman is verily the Great.” (Tait. Up. 4-78).
A sage equipped with Yoga soon reaches Brahman, the true renunciation, which consists in steady devotion to right knowledge. Wherefore, I have said that Karma-Yoga is better.
A sage’s actions do not affect him.
When the devotee resorts to Yoga, as a means of attaining right knowledge :