यत्साङ्ख्यैः प्राप्यते स्थानं तद्योगैरपि गम्यते | एकं साङ्ख्यं च योगं च यः पश्यति स पश्यति || ५ ||
yat sāṅkhyaiḥ prāpyate sthānaṃ tad yogair api gamyate ekaṃ sāṅkhyaṃ ca yogaṃ ca yaḥ paśyati sa paśyati
yat—what; sāṅkhyaiḥ—by means of Sankhya; prāpyate—is achieved; sthānam—place; tat—that; yogaiḥ—by yoga; api—also; gamyate—one reaches; ekam—one; sāṅkhyam—Sankhya; ca—and; yogam—yoga; ca—and; yaḥ—who; paśyati—sees; saḥ—he; paśyati—actually sees.
“The state that is reached by the Sankhyas is also reached by the yogis. He who sees Sankhya and yoga as one truly sees.”
The supreme state of liberation (moksha) is reached by both the path of renunciation through knowledge and the path of selfless action. Krishna is not giving two different maps to two different destinations; He is showing that the same peak can be climbed by different routes. The wise person does not become a partisan of one path and a critic of another — he sees the essential unity.
When you encounter different spiritual traditions — whether meditation, devotion, service, or philosophical inquiry — recognise that each is a valid route to the same summit of inner peace. This non-sectarian vision removes needless spiritual rivalry from your life.