Bhagavad Gita Chapter 5 Verse 4
भगवद् गीता अध्याय 5 श्लोक 4

सांख्ययोगौ पृथग्बालाः प्रवदन्ति न पण्डिताः।
एकमप्यास्थितः सम्यगुभयोर्विन्दते फलम्।।5.4।।



हिंदी अनुवाद - स्वामी रामसुख दास जी ( भगवद् गीता 5.4)
।।5.4।।बेसमझ लोग सांख्ययोग और कर्मयोगको अलगअलग फलवाले कहते हैं न कि पण्डितजन क्योंकि इन दोनोंमेंसे एक साधनमें भी अच्छी तरहसे स्थित मनुष्य दोनोंके फलरूप परमात्माको प्राप्त कर लेता है।


Rudra Vaishnava Sampradaya - Commentary


So it can be understood that both karma yoga or prescribed Vedic  activities
without desiring rewards includes renunciation of  action  as  well  when  a
person arrives at that realisation. Thus both  paths  can  be  practised  in
sequence  according  to  a  persons  stage  of  spiritual  development.  The
question of which one is  factually  superior  is  only  applicable  to  the
ignorant and misinformed as the discriminating and knowledgeable  understand
that the person who practices both thoroughly achieves the same result.  The
meaning Lord Krishna is intending is  that  they  do  not  produce  separate
results.


Brahma Vaishnava Sampradaya - Commentary

Renunciation is certainly essential for the acquisition of spiritual  wisdom
which has been stated in Vedic scriptures as  being  impossible  to  acquire
for one who is unable to relinquish enjoying the objects of the  senses.  If
this is the case then how can it be assumed that  renunciation  is  inferior
to karma yoga or prescribed Vedic  activities.  Therefore  Lord  Krishna  is
explaining that both are inherent in each other and not  contradictory.  One
who observes a yagna or offerings of worship to propitiate the Supreme  Lord
and experiencing the smoke arising from the ghee and seed grains offered  to
the fire reflects that  the  yagna  is  not  sanctified  due  to  its  being
performed for desires of the rewards upon its completion. But for  the  same
yagna being performed without desires but solely  for  the  propitiation  of
the Supreme  Lord  is  considered  the  highest  wisdom.  Those  that  think
otherwise are not conversant  with  the  Vedic  scriptures  and  thus  their
speculations do not need to be considered.


Shri Vaishnava Sampradaya - Commentary

They are misinformed and not conversant  with  Vedic  scriptures  who  think
that  karma  yoga  or  prescribed  Vedic  activities  and  jnana  yoga   the
renunciation of rewards of actions by the cultivation Vedic  knowledge  give
different results and do not both award atma tattva or  realisation  of  the
soul. Although karma yoga may go through the path of jnana yoga it may  also
independently achieve atma tattva by  its  own  merit.  So  as  long  as  an
aspirant firmly adopts either path with determination they  are  assured  of
success. This is further expanded by Lord Krishna in the next verse.


Kumara Vaishnava Sampradaya - Commentary
They are misinformed and not conversant  with  Vedic  scriptures  who  think
that  karma  yoga  or  prescribed  Vedic  activities  and  jnana  yoga   the
renunciation of rewards of actions by the cultivation Vedic  knowledge  give
different results and do not both award atma tattva or  realisation  of  the
soul. Although karma yoga may go through the path of jnana yoga it may  also
independently achieve atma tattva by  its  own  merit.  So  as  long  as  an
aspirant firmly adopts either path with determination they  are  assured  of
success. This is further expanded by Lord Krishna in the next verse.