BG 18.8
One does not gain the fruit of renunciation by renouncing painful actions out of the fear of the body's suffering.
स कृत्वा राजसं त्यागं नैव त्यागफलं लभेत्
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duḥkham — troublesome
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ity — as
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eva — certainly
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yat — which
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karma — duties
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kāya-kleśha-bhayāt — out of fear of bodily discomfort
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kāya — bodily
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kleśha — discomfort
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bhayāt — out of fear
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tyajet — giving up
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sa — they
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kṛitvā — having done
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rājasaṁ — in the mode of passion
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tyāgaṁ — renunciation of desire
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naiva — certainly never
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na — never
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eva — certainly
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tyāga-phalaṁ — result of renouncing desire for fruit of actions
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tyāga — renunciation of desire
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phalaṁ — fruits, results
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labhet — attain
There are three kinds of abandonment, Arjuna.
[4]One should perform acts of sacrifice, charity, and penance for the sake of purifying the soul.
[5]But these actions should be performed with detachment and without thought of reward.
[6]It is ignorant to renounce one's prescribed responsibilities.
[7]One does not gain the fruit of renunciation by renouncing painful actions out of the fear of the body's suffering.
[8]Pure renunciation is performing one's prescribed duties without any personal desire to act or the motivation of any reward.
[9]A wise person of true renunciation does not avoid disagreeable work, nor seek out agreeable work.
[10]Having a body makes it is impossible to completely give up action. The truly renounced are those who relinquish the fruit of their actions.
[11]For those who cannot renounce all desire, there are three fruits of action - pleasant, unpleasant, or some combination of the two. For those who renounce the fruit of their actions, there are no such results in life or after death.
[12]Similar verses
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Having a body makes it is impossible to completely give up action. The truly renounced are those who relinquish the fruit of their actions.
- Verse 18.11
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For those who cannot renounce all desire, there are three fruits of action - pleasant, unpleasant, or some combination of the two. For those who renounce the fruit of their actions, there are no such results in life or after death.
- Verse 18.12
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One cannot be free from action by simply abstaining from any actions, nor can one achieve perfection by renunciation alone.
- Verse 3.4
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One who mentally renounces all action enjoys happiness and self-control of the body, neither doing anything nor causing anything to be done.
- Verse 5.13
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A wise person of true renunciation does not avoid disagreeable work, nor seek out agreeable work.
- Verse 18.10