Srimad Bhagavad Gita - Srila Bhakti Vaibhava Puri Maharaja
Srimad Bhagavad Gita - Srila Bhakti Vaibhava Puri Maharaja
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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