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Karma Sanyasa Yoga · The Yoga of Renunciation

Bhagavad Gita 5.11

Sanskrit

कायेन मनसा बुद्ध्या केवलैरिन्द्रियैरपि । योगिनः कर्म कुर्वन्ति सङ्गं त्यक्त्वात्मशुद्धये ॥5.11॥

Transliteration

kāyena manasā buddhyā kevalairindriyairapi | yoginaḥ karma kurvanti saṅgaṃ tyaktvātmaśuddhaye ‖5.11‖

Meaning

With body, mind, intellect, and even the senses alone, yogis perform action, abandoning attachment, for the purification of the self.

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Theme: The Yoga of Renunciation

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