Sri bhagavan uvaca: Anashritah karma-phalam karyam karma karoti yah, sa sannyasi ca yogi ca na niragnir na cakriyah
The Lord says: One who performs prescribed duty without depending on the fruits of action is both a sannyasi and a yogi — not one who has merely given up fire or ceased all activity. True renunciation is defined by inner non-attachment, not by outer withdrawal.
- •True renunciation is non-attachment to results, not cessation of action
- •The karma yogi and the sannyasi are identical in essence
- •External symbols of renunciation without inner detachment are meaningless