Bhagavad Gita · Moksha Sannyasa YogaChapter 18, Shloka 6 (18.6)
Original Sanskrit · श्रीभगवान्
एतान्यपि तु कर्माणि सङ्गं त्यक्त्वा फलानि च
कर्तव्यानीति मे पार्थ निश्चितं मतमुत्तमम्
॥ 18.6 ॥
etānyapi tu karmāṇi saṅgaṃ tyaktvā phalāni ca
kartavyānīti me pārtha niścitaṃ matamuttamam
Translation
"But, O Partha, even these actions should be done giving up attachment and fruits — this is My firm and highest view."
Interpretation
Shankaracharya. saṅgam āsaktiṃ teṣu tyaktvā phalāni ca teṣāṃ parityajya.
Acharya Ramanuja. madārādhanarūpāṇi saṅgaṃ karmaṇi mamatāṃ phalāni ca tyaktvā — as worship of Me, giving up the sense of "mine" in the action, and the fruits.
Shridhara Swami. saṅgaṃ kartṛtvābhiniveśaṃ tyaktvā kevalam īśvarārādhanatayā kartavyāni — sanga = insistence on being the doer; giving that up, they should be done purely as worship of Ishvara.
Madhusudana Saraswati. He raises a question: if sacrifice, charity and austerity purify the mind, will they purify even when done with desire for results? The answer: yadyapi kāmyāny api śuddhim ādadhati … tathāpi sā tatphalabhogopayoginy eva na jñānopayoginī — desire-driven actions also give purification, but that purification serves the enjoyment of results, not knowledge; purification useful for knowledge comes only from giving up saṅgam ahaṃ evaṃ karomīti kartṛtvābhiniveśaṃ — the insistence that "I am the one doing this".
AI-assisted draft translation — under review.