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नियतस्य तु संन्यासः कर्मणो नोपपद्यते।मोहात्तस्य परित्यागस्तामसः परिकीर्तितः।।18.7।।
niyatasya tu sannyāsaḥ karmaṇo nopapadyate mohāt tasya parityāgas tāmasaḥ parikīrtitaḥ
It is not right to give up actions which are obligatory; and if they are misunderstood, it is the result of sheer ignorance.
English rendering by Shri Purohit Swami. Each source voice remains named.
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| Sanskrit form | Meaning here |
|---|---|
| niyatasya | of prescribed duties |
| tu | but |
| sanyāsaḥ | renunciation |
| karmaṇaḥ | actions |
| na | never |
| upapadyate | to be performed |
| mohāt | deluded |
| tasya | of that |
| parityāgaḥ | renunciation |
| tāmasaḥ | in the mode of ignorance |
| parikīrtitaḥ | has been declared |
Renunciation of obligatory action is not proper because it is purifying in the case of an ignorant man. Should a man renounce actions that he should perform as a duty, such renunciation can only be of the ality of darkness.
Attributed explanatory witness: Swami Sivananda. Chapter lens: Follow the great recapitulation through renunciation, action, knowledge, duty, devotion, refuge and Sañjaya’s conclusion.
Three named reading witnesses
Śaṅkara edition witness
Swami GambiranandaAbandoning one's daily obligatory acts is not justifiable; giving up those through delusion is said to be rooted in tamas.
Rāmānuja edition witness
Swami AdidevanandaBut the renunciation of obligatory acts is not proper; abandonment of these through delusion is declared to be of a Tamasic nature.
Sivananda commentary witness
Swami SivanandaRenunciation of obligatory action is not proper because it is purifying in the case of an ignorant man. Should a man renounce actions that he should perform as a duty, such renunciation can only be of the ality of darkness.
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It is not right to give up actions which are obligatory
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and if they are misunderstood, it is the result of sheer ignorance
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niyatasya: of prescribed duties
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