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Bhagavad Gita Chapter 18, Verse 12

Liberation Through Surrender

अनिष्टमिष्टं मिश्रं च त्रिविधं कर्मणः फलम्।भवत्यत्यागिनां प्रेत्य न तु संन्यासिनां क्वचित्

aniṣhṭam iṣhṭaṁ miśhraṁ cha tri-vidhaṁ karmaṇaḥ phalam bhavaty atyāgināṁ pretya na tu sannyāsināṁ kvachit

What does Bhagavad Gita 18.12 mean?

For those who cannot renounce all desires, the fruit of action hereafter is threefold—good, evil, and partly good and partly evil. But for him who has renounced, there is none.

Word-by-word meaning

aniṣhṭam—unpleasant · iṣhṭam—pleasant · miśhram—mixed · cha—and · tri-vidham—three-fold · karmaṇaḥ phalam—fruits of actions · bhavati—accrue · atyāginām—to those who are attached to persona reward · pretya—after death · na—not · tu—but · sanyāsinām—for the renouncers of actions · kvachit—ever

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