Sarva-karmani manasa sannyasyaste sukham vashi, nava-dvare pure dehi naiva kurvan na karayan
Mentally renouncing all actions, the self-controlled embodied soul rests happily in the nine-gated city (the body), neither acting nor causing others to act. The true sannyasi is one who is inwardly free, not one who has merely abandoned outer duties.
- •Inner renunciation is the true meaning of sannyasa
- •The body is a temporary city of nine gates for the indwelling soul
- •Self-control brings inner happiness regardless of external conditions