Bhagavad-gītā 6.1
Read once with your eyes. Read again aloud.
श्री भगवानुवाच अनाश्रितः कर्मफलं कार्यं कर्म करोति यः। स संन्यासी च योगी च न निरग्निर्न चाक्रियः।।6.1।।
śhrī bhagavān uvācha anāśhritaḥ karma-phalaṁ kāryaṁ karma karoti yaḥ sa sannyāsī cha yogī cha na niragnir na chākriyaḥ
He who performs his bounden duty without leaning to the fruit of action :he is a renouncer of action as well as of steadfast mind: not he who is without fire, nor he who is without action.
English rendering by Swami Swarupananda. Public domain first edition, 1909.
Build the sentence from its parts
Read across once, then cover the meanings and recover them from the Sanskrit forms.
| Sanskrit form | Meaning here |
|---|---|
| śhrī-bhagavān uvācha | the Supreme Lord said |
| anāśhritaḥ | not desiring |
| karma-phalam | results of actions |
| kāryam | obligatory |
| karma | work |
| karoti | perform |
| yaḥ | one who |
| saḥ | that person |
| sanyāsī | in the renounced order |
| cha | and |
| yogī | yogi |
| cha | and |
| na | not |
| niḥ | without |
| agniḥ | fire |
| na | not |
| cha | also |
| akriyaḥ | without activity |
Keep the verse in view while connecting śhrī-bhagavān uvācha (the Supreme Lord said), cha (and), and akriyaḥ (without activity). Ask what changes between the first and last term, and how that movement contributes to the disciplined and recollected mind. State the connection in your own words, then check it against Bhagavad-gita 6.1.
Original school explanation. Written independently from the Sanskrit word map. It is not a quotation, translation, or summary of a named modern commentary. Chapter lens: Sequence preparation, discipline, mind, meditation, difficulty, failure and the chapter’s final comparison of yogīs.
Five careful reading routes
The cards below are reading references, not claims about what an acharya says in this verse. Modern wording stays inside authorized editions. Classical commentary will appear only after an independent translation has passed scholarly and rights review.
Meaning map
Follow the thought
- 1
He who performs his bounden duty without leaning to the fruit of action
- 2
he is a renouncer of action as well as of steadfast mind
- 3
not he who is without fire, nor he who is without action
Look, link, cover, teach
Look
Picture the trained mind.
Link
Use the line starts: śhrī bhagavān / anāśhritaḥ karma-phalaṁ / sa sannyāsī.
Cover
Hide the verse and rebuild one line at a time.
Teach
Explain the flow to another person without looking.
Turn this reading into a study record
Save it, return from memory, and write one idea in your own words. Your record stays in this browser unless you export it.
A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
Bhagavad-gita As It IsFor Bhagavad-gita 6.1, consult the authorized BBT edition. No purport, translation, or author-attributed summary is reproduced here.
Find the authorized editionBhaktivinoda Thakura
Rasika-ranjanaA verified independent rendering for Bhagavad-gita 6.1 has not yet passed scholarly and rights review. Modern translations are not copied here.
Independent rendering pending reviewBaladeva Vidyabhushana
Gita-bhushana-bhashyaThe original work is classical. A newly commissioned or independently prepared translation for Bhagavad-gita 6.1 must be verified before publication.
Independent translation pending reviewVishvanatha Cakravarti Thakura
Sarartha-varshini-tikaThe original work is classical. A newly commissioned or independently prepared translation for Bhagavad-gita 6.1 must be verified before publication.
Independent translation pending reviewOther Gaudiya acharyas
Authorized Gaudiya editionsFor Bhagavad-gita 6.1, later teachers remain a further-reading route. Their wording and distinctive teaching structures require permission or a separate rights review.
Use an authorized edition