Freedom & Renunciation · 18.6

Should be done as duty: Renunciation and Surrender

एतान्यपि तु कर्माणि सङ्गं त्यक्त्वा फलानि च।कर्तव्यानीति मे पार्थ निश्िचतं मतमुत्तमम्॥ १८.६ ॥
etāny api tu karmāṇi saṅgaṁ tyaktvā phalāni cha kartavyānīti me pārtha niśhchitaṁ matam uttamam
Translation

But they should be done with detachment and without thought of reward. This is my final judgement.

Shri Purohit Swami (1935), public domain

Meaning

This draft lesson introduces Bhagavad Gita 18.6 through stronger key ideas from the verse: should be done as duty, attachment, supreme. In the context of Renunciation and Surrender, learners connect Sanskrit vocabulary to the verse's teaching before applying it to daily choices. Review this draft before publication.

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