Chapter 18 · The Yoga of Liberation

अर्जुनArjuna speaks

Text 18.1

अर्जुन उवाच सन्न्यासस्य महाबाहो तत्त्वमिच्छामि वेदितुम् त्यागस्य च हृषीकेश पृथक्केशिनिषूदन

arjuna uvācha sannyāsasya mahā-bāho tattvam ichchhāmi veditum tyāgasya cha hṛiṣhīkeśha pṛithak keśhi-niṣhūdana

Recitation · Text 18.1
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Word-for-Word Śabda-Artha (11 words)

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Purport Overview & Key Insights

Arjuna asks to know the truth of renunciation, and separately of relinquishment. He has heard both words used for seventeen chapters and wants them told apart — the last question in the Gita is a request for precision.

✨ Devotional Takeaway:The last question in the Gita is a request for precision, not for comfort.