Chapter 18 · Verse 2 · Moksha Sanyaas Yoga
Bhagavad Gita 18.2
Sanskrit
श्री भगवानुवाच काम्यानां कर्मणां न्यासं संन्यासं कवयो विदुः। सर्वकर्मफलत्यागं प्राहुस्त्यागं विचक्षणाः।।18.2।।
Transliteration
śhrī-bhagavān uvācha kāmyānāṁ karmaṇāṁ nyāsaṁ sannyāsaṁ kavayo viduḥ sarva-karma-phala-tyāgaṁ prāhus tyāgaṁ vichakṣhaṇāḥ
In plain words
You are exhausted because you are carrying the weight of results that aren't yours to carry—the marriage that might not heal, the debt that might not return, the child's path you cannot control, the exam you cannot guarantee. Krishna says: do what is yours to do, with full heart and full presence, and then release your grip on what happens next. This is not passivity; it is freedom.
Word by Word
Lord Krishna now reveals the heart of renunciation—that true sanyasa is not merely abandoning outward actions, but releasing the desire for their fruits. The wise understand this distinction: one can work in the world while remaining inwardly free, surrendering outcomes to the Divine.
This is the path that transforms duty into liberation, allowing you to serve fully without being enslaved by results or expectations.
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Bhagavad Gita 18.2 — BG 18.2
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