Chapter 18 · Verse 6 · Moksha Sanyaas Yoga
Bhagavad Gita 18.6
Sanskrit
एतान्यपि तु कर्माणि सङ्गं त्यक्त्वा फलानि च।कर्तव्यानीति मे पार्थ निश्िचतं मतमुत्तमम्।।18.6।।
Transliteration
etāny api tu karmāṇi saṅgaṁ tyaktvā phalāni cha kartavyānīti me pārtha niśhchitaṁ matam uttamam
Word by Word
Krishna reveals the supreme teaching: even the obligatory duties of life must be performed, but stripped of ego's demand for results and the heart's clinging to outcomes. This is not renunciation of action itself, but a radical freedom from the tyranny of desire—the sanyassin acts without the weight of the world upon their shoulders.
When you perform your dharma with complete detachment from success and failure, you transcend the cycle of karma while remaining fully engaged in life's responsibilities. This is how the modern seeker can honor their duties—as a parent, professional, or citizen—without the suffocation of anxiety about whether things turn out as imagined.
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