पञ्चैतानि महाबाहो कारणानि निबोध मे | साङ्ख्ये कृतान्ते प्रोक्तानि सिद्धये सर्वकर्मणाम्
pañcaitāni mahābāho kāraṇāni nibodha me . sāṅkhye kṛtānte proktāni siddhaye sarvakarmaṇām
മഹാബാഹോ, എല്ലാ കർമ്മങ്ങളുടെയും സിദ്ധിക്കായി, വേദാന്തത്തിൽ (സാംഖ്യത്തിൽ) പറയപ്പെട്ടിട്ടുള്ള ഈ അഞ്ച് കാരണങ്ങളെ എന്നിൽ നിന്ന് നീ മനസ്സിലാക്കുക.
O mighty-armed one, learned from Me these [Another reading is etani.-Tr.] five factors for the accomplishment of all actions, which have been spoken of in the Vedanta in which actions terminate.
ആത്മാവിന് കർമ്മങ്ങളുമായി യാതൊരു ബന്ധവുമില്ല. പ്രകൃതിയാണ് എല്ലാം ചെയ്യുന്നത്. ആത്മാവ് നിസ്സംഗനായ സാക്ഷിയാണ്. എല്ലാ മനുഷ്യകർമ്മങ്ങളുടെയും പിന്നിൽ അഞ്ച് കാരണങ്ങളുണ്ടെന്ന് വേദാന്തം പറയുന്നു.
The Self has no connection whatevr with activity. Nature does everything. The Self is the silent witness. He remains indifferent. The whole superstructure of human activity is the result of the five welldefined causes which are enumerated in the following verse.Etani These Which are going to be mentioned.Sankhya Vedanta Knowledge of the Self as taught in the Vedanta (the Upanishads) puts an end to all actions. This is the reason why the term Kritante (the end of actions) is used here. When the knowledge of the Self arises? all actions terminate. This is taught in chapter II? verse 46 To the Brahman who has known the Self al the Vedas are of so much use as is a reservoir of water in a place where there is a flood everywhere. Again? in verse 33 of chapter IV? it is said All actions in their entirety? O Arjuna? culminate in knowledge. Vedanta? therefore? which imparts knowledge of the Self? is the end of action. A liberated sage who has attained the knowledge of the Self in accordance with the instructions laid down in the Vedanta becomes a Kritakritya (one who has done everything and has nothing more to do).