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Srimad Bhagavad Gita - Srila Bhakti Vaibhava Puri Maharaja

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CHAPTER EIGHTEEN<br />

Moksa-Yoga<br />

The principle of salvation<br />

TEXT 1<br />

arjuna uvaca<br />

sannyasasya maha-baho<br />

tattvam icchami veditum<br />

tyagasya ca hrsikesa<br />

prthak kesi-nisudana<br />

Arjuna said: O Mighty-armed one, O Hrusikesa, O Keshinisudana, I am<br />

eager to know the distinction between the terms Sannyasa (renounced order of<br />

life) and Tyaga (renunciation).<br />

TEXT 2<br />

sri-bhagavan uvaca<br />

kamyanam karmanam nyasam<br />

sannyasam kavayo viduh<br />

sarva-karma-phala-tyagam<br />

prahus tyagam vicaksanah<br />

The Supreme Lord said: Wise men know the renunciation of obligatory<br />

and occasional duties as Sannyasa. They call the abandonment of the results of<br />

all fruitive activities as Tyaga.<br />

TEXT 3<br />

tyajyam dosa-vad ity eke<br />

karma prahur manisinah<br />

yajna-dana-tapah-karma<br />

na tyajyam iti capare<br />

The Sankhya pandits maintain that in view of its defective selfish nature,<br />

Karma must be avoided (by all means); while the Mimamsakas uphold that<br />

actions such as Yajna (sacrifice), Dana (gift), Tapasya (austerity) etc. must by<br />

no means be shunned.<br />

TEXT 4<br />

niscayam srnu me tatra<br />

tyage bharata-sattama<br />

tyago hi purusa-vyaghra<br />

tri-vidhah samprakirtitah<br />

O best of the Bharatas, listen from Me about renunciation (Tyaga). There<br />

are three kinds of renunciation mentioned in the scriptures.<br />

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