Chapter 6 verse 1
“He, who performs his bounden duty without depending on
the fruits of actions, is a sanyasi (renunciate) and a yogi;not he who
renounces all action and fire (in the belly and form of actions)”
Arjuna had initially wanted to run away from the
battlefield and become a sanyasi and live out his existence by begging for food
and living in the forest. In the last 5 chapters, Krishna has explained to him
the need to act; act without expectations of a particular fruit of action and
in this verse, here summarizes that entire teaching so far with both a positive
affirmation and negation of what not to do. He describes who is a sanyasi and a
yogi and declares who is not a sanyasi. In his opinion, the person who just
walks away from his duties and loses all interest in what is assigned to him as
part of the fabric of the universe is not a renunciate and no better than any
other insentient being on this planet.
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