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TEXT 5 yat sankhyaih prapyate sthanam
SYNONYMS  yat--what;
sankhyaih--by means of Sankhya philosophy; prapyate--is achieved;
sthanam--place; tat--that; yogaih--by devotional service;
api--also; gamyate--one can attain; ekam--one; sankhyam--analytical
study; ca--and; yogam--action in devotion; ca--and;
yah--one who; pasyati--sees; sah--he; pasyati--actually
sees.
TRANSLATION One who knows
that the position reached by means of renunciation can also be attained
by works in devotional service and who therefore sees that the path of
works and the path of renunciation are one, sees things as they are.
PURPORT The real purpose
of philosophical research is to find the ultimate goal of life. Since the
ultimate goal of life is self-realization, there is no difference between
the conclusions reached by the two processes. By Sankhya philosophical
research one comes to the conclusion that a living entity is not a part
and parcel of the material world but of the supreme spirit whole. Consequently,
the spirit soul has nothing to do with the material world; his actions
must be in some relation with the Supreme. When he acts in Krsna consciousness,
he is actually in his constitutional position. In the first process of
Sankhya, one has to become detached from matter, and in the devotional
yoga process one has to attach himself to the work of Krsna. Factually,
both processes are the same, although superficially one process appears
to involve detachment and the other process appears to involve attachment.
However, detachment from matter and attachment to Krsna are one and the
same. One who can see this sees things as they are.
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