Word meanings
- śrī-bhagavān uvāca
- the Supreme Lord said
- anāśritaḥ
- not desiring
- karma-phalam
- results of actions
- kāryam
- obligatory
- karma
- work
- karoti
- perform
- yaḥ
- one who
- saḥ
- that person
- sanyāsī
- in the renounced order
- ca
- and
- yogī
- yogi
- ca
- and
- na
- not
- niḥ
- without
- agniḥ
- fire
- na
- not
- ca
- also
- akriyaḥ
- without activity
Translations
The Blessed Lord said: He who performs his bounden duty without depending on the fruits of his actions—he is a sannyasi and a yogi, not he who is without fire and without action.
Lord Shri Krishna said: He who acts out of duty, without considering the consequences, is truly spiritual and a true ascetic; not he who merely observes rituals or shuns all action.
The Blessed Lord said, "He who performs an action which is his duty, without depending on the result of the action, is a monk and a yogi; not so in he who does not keep afire and is actionless."
श्रीभगवान् बोले -- कर्मफलका आश्रय न लेकर जो कर्तव्यकर्म करता है, वही संन्यासी तथा योगी है; और केवल अग्निका त्याग करनेवाला संन्यासी नहीं होता तथा केवल क्रियाओंका त्याग करनेवाला योगी नहीं होता।Commentary
Actions such as Agnihotra, etc., performed without the expectation of their fruits purify the mind and become the means to Dhyana Yoga or the Yoga of Meditation. Karyam Karma bounden duty. Niragnih without fire. He who has renounced the daily rituals like Agnihotra, which are performed with the help of fire. Akriya without action. He who has renounced austerities and other meritorious acts like building resthouses, charitable dispensaries, digging wells, feeding the poor, etc.
Sannyasi he who has renounced the fruits of his actions. Yogi he who has a steady mind. These two terms are applied to him in a secondary sense only. They are not used to denote that he is in reality a Sannyasi and a Yogi. The Sannyasi performs neither Agnihotra nor other ceremonies. But simply to omit these without genuine renunciation will not make one a real Sannyasi. (Cf.V.3)