Bhagavad Gita · Moksha Sannyasa YogaChapter 18, Shloka 30 (18.30)
Original Sanskrit · श्रीभगवान्
प्रवृत्तिं च निवृत्तिं च कार्याकार्ये भयाभये
बन्धं मोक्षं च या वेत्ति बुद्धिः सा पार्थ सात्त्विकी
॥ 18.30 ॥
pravṛttiṃ ca nivṛttiṃ ca kāryākārye bhayābhaye
bandhaṃ mokṣaṃ ca yā vetti buddhiḥ sā pārtha sāttvikī
Translation
"O Partha, the intellect that knows action and withdrawal (pravritti and nivritti), what should and should not be done, fear and fearlessness, bondage and liberation — that is sattvic."
Interpretation
Shankaracharya. pravṛttiḥ … karmamārgaḥ; nivṛttiḥ … saṃnyāsamārgaḥ.
Acharya Ramanuja. pravṛttiḥ abhyudayasādhanabhūto dharmaḥ? nivṛttiḥ mokṣasādhanabhūto dharmaḥ; sarvavarṇānāṃ (what should and should not be done, for all varnas).
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