Chapter 18 · Verse 2
Yoga through the Perfection of Renunciation and Surrender
श्री भगवानुवाच काम्यानां कर्मणां न्यासं संन्यासं कवयो विदुः। सर्वकर्मफलत्यागं प्राहुस्त्यागं विचक्षणाः
śhrī-bhagavān uvācha kāmyānāṁ karmaṇāṁ nyāsaṁ sannyāsaṁ kavayo viduḥ sarva-karma-phala-tyāgaṁ prāhus tyāgaṁ vichakṣhaṇāḥ
Word Meanings
śhrī-bhagavān uvācha — the Supreme Divine Personality said; kāmyānām — desireful; karmaṇām — of actions; nyāsam — giving up; sanyāsam — renunciation of actions; kavayaḥ — the learned; viduḥ — to understand; sarva — all; karma-phala — fruits of actions; tyāgam — renunciation of desires for enjoying the fruits of actions; prāhuḥ — declare; tyāgam — renunciation of desires for enjoying the fruits of actions; vichakṣhaṇāḥ — the wise
Translation
The Supreme Lord said: The wise understand sannyasa to be the giving up of actions motivated by desire, while the discerning declare tyaga to be the relinquishment of the fruits of all actions.
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