The renunciation of a prescribed action is not proper; giving it up through delusion is declared to be tamasic.
नियतस्य तु संन्यासः कर्मणो नोपपद्यते | मोहात्तस्य परित्यागस्तामसः परिकीर्तितः ||१८-७||
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The Bhagavad Gita, translated and commentated by S. Radhakrishnan, is one of the most scholarly and accessible English renderings of Hinduism's most beloved scripture — the dialogue between Arjuna and Lord Krishna on the battlefield of Kurukshetra. Radhakrishnan, philosopher and statesman, brings both rigorous intellectual insight and genuine spiritual depth to his translation and notes. This edition is treasured for its ability to illuminate the Gita's universal spiritual teaching across cultural and philosophical boundaries.
- Author
- Krishna
- Tradition
- Hindu
- Source text
- Bhagavad Gita
- Chapter
- Bhagavad Gita 18.7
- Verse / page
- BG.18.7
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- RenunciationDelusionDuty
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The sages, united with pure reason, renounce the results of their actions and, liberated from the cycle of birth, they attain a state of bliss.
A devotee serves selflessly, just like a player in a game who doesn't give up despite being hit. The devotee continues to serve with increased enthusiasm, even in the face of adversity.
He can serve God Almighty only when he cuts off all his selfish interests relating either to this world or to the next, and worships God absolutely for His sake alone, inasmuch as whoever worships God for anything's sake worships himself and not God.
Therefore put away forms and unite yourselves with formless Being, for God’s spiritual comfort is only offered to those who despise earthly comfort.