Chapter 6, Verse 1
Chapter 6 · karma-yoga
Shloka
श्रीभगवानुवाच | अनाश्रितः कर्मफलं कार्यं कर्म करोति यः | स संन्यासी च योगी च न निरग्निर्न चाक्रियः ||६-१||
śrībhagavānuvāca . anāśritaḥ karmaphalaṃ kāryaṃ karma karoti yaḥ . sa saṃnyāsī ca yogī ca na niragnirna cākriyaḥ ||6-1||
English Meaning
English Meaning
The Blessed Lord said He who performs his bounden duty without depending on the fruits of his actions he is a Sannyasi and a Yogi; not he who is without fire and without action.
Hindi Meaning
श्रीभगवान् ने कहा -- जो पुरुष कर्मफल पर आश्रित न होकर कर्तव्य कर्म करता है, वह संन्यासी और योगी है, न कि वह जिसने केवल अग्नि का और क्रियायों का त्याग किया है।।
Russian Meaning
Благословенный Господь сказал: Тот, кто выполняет свой священный долг, не полагаясь на плоды своих действий, является санньяси и йогом; не тот, кто без огня и без действия.
Spanish Meaning
El Bendito Señor dijo: Aquel que cumple su deber sin depender de los frutos de sus acciones es un Sannyasi y un Yogui; no el que está sin fuego y sin acción.
Commentary
Actions such as Agnihotra? etc.? performed without the expectation of their fruits purify the mind and become the means to Dhyana Yoga or the Yoga of Meditation.Karyam Karma bounden duty.Niragnih without fire. He who has renounced the daily rituals like Agnihotra? which are performed with the help of fire.Akriya without action. He who has renounced austerities and other meritorious acts like building resthouses? charitable dispensaries? digging wells? feeding the poor? etc.Sannyasi he who has renounced the fruits of his actions.Yogi he who has a steady mind. These two terms are applied to him in a secondary sense only. They are not used to denote that he is in reality a Sannyasi and a Yogi.The Sannyasi performs neither Agnihotra nor other ceremonies. But simply to omit these without genuine renunciation will not make one a real Sannyasi. (Cf.V.3)