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The Path of Meditation
श्री भगवानुवाच अनाश्रितः कर्मफलं कार्यं कर्म करोति यः। स संन्यासी च योगी च न निरग्निर्न चाक्रियः
śhrī bhagavān uvācha anāśhritaḥ karma-phalaṁ kāryaṁ karma karoti yaḥ sa sannyāsī cha yogī cha na niragnir na chākriyaḥ
The Blessed Lord said: He who performs his obligatory duty without depending on the fruit of action — he is a sannyasi and a yogi, not one who is merely without fire nor one who is without action.
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
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