Chapter 18 · Verse 3 · Moksha Sanyaas Yoga
Bhagavad Gita 18.3
Sanskrit
त्याज्यं दोषवदित्येके कर्म प्राहुर्मनीषिणः। यज्ञदानतपःकर्म न त्याज्यमिति चापरे।।18.3।।
Transliteration
tyājyaṁ doṣha-vad ity eke karma prāhur manīṣhiṇaḥ yajña-dāna-tapaḥ-karma na tyājyam iti chāpare
Word by Word
The awakened ones have always disagreed on this threshold question: does the seeker abandon all action to reach freedom, or does action itself become the gateway? Lord Krishna reveals here that both views contain a seed of truth, yet both miss the flower.
When you act from duty without ego—offering sacrifice, sharing wealth, purifying yourself through discipline—you are not bound by action; the action dissolves into offering. In your own life, the question is not whether to act or renounce, but whether you can perform your responsibilities with such inner freedom that you remain untouched by their results.
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Bhagavad Gita 18.3 — BG 18.3
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