Chapter 04: Yoga of Knowledge, Action, and Renunciation
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The term jñāna is for Jñāna Yoga (the yoga of knowledge of reality), karma stands for Karma Yoga (the yoga of selfless action), and saṁnyāsa stands for Saṁnyāsa Yoga (the yoga of renunciation). This chapter discusses all three types of yoga. In Chapter III the Lord explained the path of Karma Yoga to His disciple Arjuna. To remove his doubt about Jñāna Yoga and Karma Yoga, Chapter IV explains the perfection of both paths. This chapter also explains the descent of God in man (avatār) with the divine powers of omnipotence and omniscience.