Bhagavad Gita 6.1

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Sanskrit

श्री भगवानुवाच

अनाश्रितः कर्मफलं कार्यं कर्म करोति यः।

स संन्यासी च योगी च न निरग्निर्न चाक्रियः

Transliteration

śhrī bhagavān uvācha
anāśhritaḥ karma-phalaṁ kāryaṁ karma karoti yaḥ
sa sannyāsī cha yogī cha na niragnir na chākriyaḥ

Synonyms

yam: what;

sannyāsam: renunciation;

iti: thus;

prāhuḥ: they say;

yogam: linking with the Supreme;

tam: that;

viddhi: you must know;

pāṇḍava: O son of Pāṇḍu;

na: never;

hi: certainly;

asannyasta: without giving up;

saṅkalpaḥ: desire for self-satisfaction;

yogī: a mystic transcendentalist;

bhavati: becomes;

kaścana: anyone .;

English Meaning

What is called renunciation you should know to be the same as yoga, or linking oneself with the Supreme, O son of Pāṇḍu, for one can never become a yogī unless he renounces the desire for sense gratification.

Life Theme

Mind Discipline

Life Application

Training the mind through focus, meditation, or healthy habits when distractions and stress take over.

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