Bhagavad Gita · Moksha Sannyasa YogaChapter 18, Shloka 8 (18.8)
Original Sanskrit · श्रीभगवान्
दुःखमित्येव यत् कर्म कायक्लेशभयात् त्यजेत्
स कृत्वा राजसं त्यागं नैव त्यागफलं लभेत्
॥ 18.8 ॥
duḥkhamityeva yat karma kāyakleśabhayāt tyajet
sa kṛtvā rājasaṃ tyāgaṃ naiva tyāgaphalaṃ labhet
Translation
"One who gives up action, regarding it as painful, out of fear of bodily hardship — performing rajasic relinquishment, they do not obtain the fruit of relinquishment."
Interpretation
Shankaracharya. kāyakleśabhayāt śarīraduḥkhabhayāt.
Acharya Ramanuja. duḥkhātmakadravyārjanasādhyatvāt bahvāyāsarūpatayā kāyakleśakaratvāt ca manasaḥ avasādakaram iti tadbhītyā — out of fear that the hardship of earning money, the toil and the bodily strain will depress the mind.
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