Chapter 18 · The Yoga of Liberation

श्रीकृष्णŚrī Kṛṣṇa speaks

Text 18.11

न हि देहभृता शक्यं त्यक्तुं कर्माण्यशेषत: यस्तु कर्मफलत्यागी स त्यागीत्यभिधीयते

na hi deha-bhṛitā śhakyaṁ tyaktuṁ karmāṇy aśheṣhataḥ yas tu karma-phala-tyāgī sa tyāgīty abhidhīyate

Recitation · Text 18.11
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Word-for-Word Śabda-Artha (15 words)

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Purport Overview & Key Insights

It is not possible for an embodied being to give up actions entirely; but one who gives up the fruit of action is called a relinquisher. The definition is adjusted to what a body can actually do.

✨ Devotional Takeaway:The definition is adjusted to what a body can actually do.