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Bhagavad Gita Chapter 18, Verse 2

Liberation Through Surrender

श्री भगवानुवाच काम्यानां कर्मणां न्यासं संन्यासं कवयो विदुः। सर्वकर्मफलत्यागं प्राहुस्त्यागं विचक्षणाः

śhrī-bhagavān uvācha kāmyānāṁ karmaṇāṁ nyāsaṁ sannyāsaṁ kavayo viduḥ sarva-karma-phala-tyāgaṁ prāhus tyāgaṁ vichakṣhaṇāḥ

What does Bhagavad Gita 18.2 mean?

The Blessed Lord said: The learned understand sannyasa to be the giving up of desire-prompted actions, while the wise declare tyaga to be the relinquishment of the fruits of all actions.

Word-by-word meaning

śhrī-bhagavān uvācha—the Supreme Divine Personality said · kāmyānām—desireful · karmaṇām—of actions · nyāsam—giving up · sanyāsam—renunciation of actions · kavayaḥ—the learned · viduḥ—to understand · sarva—all · karma-phala—fruits of actions · tyāgam—renunciation of desires for enjoying the fruits of actions · prāhuḥ—declare · tyāgam—renunciation of desires for enjoying the fruits of actions · vichakṣhaṇāḥ—the wise

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