Chapter 18 • Verse 11

Moksha Sanyasa Yoga

The Yoga of Liberation and Renunciation

Sanskrit Verse

na hi deha-bhrita sakyam tyaktum karmany asesatah yas tu karma-phala-tyagi sa tyagity abhidhiyate

Translation & Meaning

It is impossible for an embodied being to completely give up all action. Therefore, one who renounces the fruits of action is truly called a renunciant. The path of fruit-renunciation is accessible to everyone living in a body.

Key Teachings

  • •Complete cessation of action is impossible for an embodied soul
  • •True renunciation means giving up attachment to fruits, not abandoning action itself
  • •Karma-phala-tyaga is the practical and attainable form of renunciation

Topics

embodied-beingkarma-phala-tyagaactionrenunciationpractical-wisdom
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