Chapter XVIII · Śloka 2
Śrī Kṛṣṇa uvāca
श्रीभगवानुवाच ।
काम्यानां कर्मणां न्यासं संन्यासं कवयो विदुः ।
सर्वकर्मफलत्यागं प्राहुस्त्यागं विचक्षणाः ॥
काम्यानां कर्मणां न्यासं संन्यासं कवयो विदुः ।
सर्वकर्मफलत्यागं प्राहुस्त्यागं विचक्षणाः ॥
śrī bhagavān uvāca |
kāmyānāṃ karmaṇāṃ nyāsaṃ sannyāsaṃ kavayo viduḥ |
sarva-karma-phala-tyāgaṃ prāhus tyāgaṃ vicakṣaṇāḥ ||
kāmyānāṃ karmaṇāṃ nyāsaṃ sannyāsaṃ kavayo viduḥ |
sarva-karma-phala-tyāgaṃ prāhus tyāgaṃ vicakṣaṇāḥ ||
The Blessed Lord said: The sages understand sannyāsa as the relinquishment of desire-motivated actions; the discerning declare tyāga to be the abandonment of the fruits of all actions.
Krishna draws a clear distinction: sannyāsa is the renunciation of karmic acts driven by personal desire, while tyāga is the surrender of all fruits — a subtler and more universal practice applicable within action itself.