Bhagavad Gita 18.12 meaningLetting go — and standing up
In simple wordsSo simple a child gets it
“Those who let go aren’t tied up by what happens.”
What it means
“Results — pleasant, unpleasant or mixed — follow those who haven't let go, even after death. But never those who have.”
The original Sanskrit
अनिष्टमिष्टं मिश्रं च त्रिविधं कर्मणः फलम् । भवत्यत्यागिनां प्रेत्य न तु संन्यासिनां क्वचित् ॥
aniṣṭamiṣṭaṃ miśraṃ ca trividhaṃ karmaṇaḥ phalam bhavatyatyāgināṃ pretya na tu saṃnyāsināṃ kvacit
Translations
Literal translation
The threefold results of actions-the undesirable, the desirable, and the mixed-accrues after death to those who do not resort to renunciation, but never to those who resort to monasticism.
Swami Gambhirananda
हिंदी अनुवाद
कर्मों के शुभ, अशुभ और मिश्र ये त्रिविध फल केवल अत्यागी जनों को मरण के पश्चात् भी प्राप्त होते हैं; परन्तु संन्यासी पुरुषों को कदापि नहीं।
Swami Tejomayananda
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Keep reading · 18.13“Learn from me the five causes behind every action, as described in the wisdom texts.”