Chapter 18 · The Yoga of Liberation

श्रीकृष्णŚrī Kṛṣṇa speaks

Text 18.8

दु:खमित्येव यत्कर्म कायक्लेशभयात्यजेत् स कृत्वा राजसं त्यागं नैव त्यागफलं लभेत्

duḥkham ity eva yat karma kāya-kleśha-bhayāt tyajet sa kṛitvā rājasaṁ tyāgaṁ naiva tyāga-phalaṁ labhet

Recitation · Text 18.8
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Word-for-Word Śabda-Artha (18 words)

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Purport Overview & Key Insights

One who gives up work merely because it is painful, or from fear of bodily trouble, performs a relinquishment of passion and gains nothing by it. Quitting because it is hard is named, and named accurately.

✨ Devotional Takeaway:Quitting because it is hard is named, and named accurately.