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Duty & actionChapter 6 · Dhyāna-yoga
6.16.3

Bhagavad-gītā As It Is · Text 6.2

Renunciation in the midst of action

यं सन्न्यासमिति प्राहुर्योगं तं विद्धि पाण्डव ।

न ह्यसन्न्यस्तसङ्कल्पो योगी भवति कश्चन ॥ २ ॥

yaṁ sannyāsam iti prāhur

yogaṁ taṁ viddhi pāṇḍava

na hy asannyasta-saṅkalpo

yogī bhavati kaścana

Translation

What is called renunciation you should know to be the same as yoga, or linking oneself with the Supreme, O son of Pāṇḍu, for one can never become a yogī unless he renounces the desire for sense gratification.

Read Śrīla Prabhupāda's purport on Vedabase.io
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Renunciation and Yoga

  1. 1Renunciation is yoga, or linking with the Supreme. To become a yogī, one must give up the desire for sense gratification.
  2. 2Prabhupāda explains that a Kṛṣṇa conscious person is both a renunciant and a yogī, using the senses only to satisfy Kṛṣṇa.
  3. 3Practice using your senses to satisfy Kṛṣṇa rather than seeking selfish enjoyment.

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Chapter 6, Dhyāna-yoga: renunciation in the midst of action.

What it teaches

Theme summary

Act dutifully without attachment to fruits.

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Key ideas: karma, sva-dharma.

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Related verses

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BG 6.1Renunciation in the midst of actionBG 6.3Renunciation in the midst of actionBG 2.47Responsibility without ownership of outcomesBG 3.21Leadership by example

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