Chapter 18 · The Yoga of Liberation

श्रीकृष्णŚrī Kṛṣṇa speaks

Text 18.12

अनिष्टमिष्टं मिश्रं च त्रिविधं कर्मण: फलम् भवत्यत्यागिनां प्रेत्य न तु सन्न्यासिनां क्वचित्

aniṣhṭam iṣhṭaṁ miśhraṁ cha tri-vidhaṁ karmaṇaḥ phalam bhavaty atyāgināṁ pretya na tu sannyāsināṁ kvachit

Recitation · Text 18.12
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Word-for-Word Śabda-Artha (13 words)

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Purport Overview & Key Insights

The threefold fruit of action — undesired, desired and mixed — accrues after death to those who have not relinquished, but never to the renouncers. Most outcomes are listed as mixed, which is honest.

✨ Devotional Takeaway:Most outcomes are listed as mixed, which is an honest accounting.