श्रीभगवानुवाच ।अनाश्रितः कर्मफलं कार्यं कर्म करोति यः ।स संन्यासी च योगी च न निरग्निर्न चाक्रियः ॥
śrībhagavān uvāca |anāśritaḥ karmaphalaṃ kāryaṃ karma karoti yaḥ |sa sannyāsī ca yogī ca na niragnir na cākriyaḥ ||
- अनाश्रितः · anāśritaḥ
- not depending on
- कर्मफलम् · karmaphalam
- fruit of action
- कार्यम् · kāryam
- what ought to be done
- करोति · karoti
- does
- संन्यासी · sannyāsī
- renouncer
- योगी · yogī
- yogi
- निरग्निः · niragniḥ
- without sacred fire
- अक्रियः · akriyaḥ
- without activity
“The Blessed Lord said: One who does the work that ought to be done, not depending on its fruit — he is a renouncer and a yogi, not one who merely gives up the fire or all activity.”
— Original plain-language translation
Chapter 6 redefines renunciation for the last time: it is motive, not ritual absence, that counts. Dropping the fire without dropping craving changes nothing. True sannyasa is dutiful action without dependence on reward.
— Reader's notes (original)