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Bhagavad Gita 18.7

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Sanskrit

नियतस्य तु संन्यासः कर्मणो नोपपद्यते।मोहात्तस्य परित्यागस्तामसः परिकीर्तितः

Transliteration

niyatasya tu sannyāsaḥ karmaṇo nopapadyate
mohāt tasya parityāgas tāmasaḥ parikīrtitaḥ

Synonyms

niyatasya: prescribed;

tu: but;

sannyāsaḥ: renunciation;

karmaṇaḥ: of activities;

na: never;

upapadyate: is deserved;

mohāt: by illusion;

tasya: of them;

parityāgaḥ: renunciation;

tāmasaḥ: in the mode of ignorance;

parikīrtitaḥ: is declared .;

English Meaning

Prescribed duties should never be renounced. If one gives up his prescribed duties because of illusion, such renunciation is said to be in the mode of ignorance.

Life Theme

Duty and Surrender

Life Application

Doing one’s best in responsibilities while accepting outcomes gracefully.