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अर्जुन उवाच । संन्यासस्य महाबाहो तत्त्वमिच्छामि वेदितुम् । त्यागस्य च हृषीकेश पृथक्केशिनिषूदन॥६-४०-१॥
Arjuna said: O mighty-armed one, I wish to understand distinctly the true nature of saṃnyāsa and of tyāga, O Hṛṣīkeśa, O slayer of Keśin.
english translation
श्रीभगवानुवाच । काम्यानां कर्मणां न्यासं संन्यासं कवयो विदुः । सर्वकर्मफलत्यागं प्राहुस्त्यागं विचक्षणाः॥६-४०-२॥
The Blessed Lord said: The wise understand saṃnyāsa as the laying aside of desire-motivated actions; the discerning declare tyāga to be the relinquishment of the fruits of all actions.
english translation
त्याज्यं दोषवदित्येके कर्म प्राहुर्मनीषिणः । यज्ञदानतपःकर्म न त्याज्यमिति चापरे॥६-४०-३॥
Some reflective thinkers say that action should be abandoned as defective; others say that acts of sacrifice, giving, and austerity should not be abandoned.
english translation
निश्चयं शृणु मे तत्र त्यागे भरतसत्तम । त्यागो हि पुरुषव्याघ्र त्रिविधः संप्रकीर्तितः॥६-४०-४॥
Hear from me the settled conclusion regarding tyāga, O best of the Bharatas; for tyāga, O tiger among men, has been described as threefold.
english translation
यज्ञदानतपःकर्म न त्याज्यं कार्यमेव तत् । यज्ञो दानं तपश्चैव पावनानि मनीषिणाम्॥६-४०-५॥
Acts of yajña (sacrifice), dāna (giving), and tapas (disciplined austerity) are not to be abandoned; they are to be performed. For sacrifice, giving, and austerity are purifying for reflective sages.
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