श्रीभगवानुवाच | अनाश्रितः कर्मफलं कार्यं कर्म करोति यः | स संन्यासी च योगी च न निरग्निर्न चाक्रियः
śrībhagavānuvāca . anāśritaḥ karmaphalaṃ kāryaṃ karma karoti yaḥ . sa saṃnyāsī ca yogī ca na niragnirna cākriyaḥ
Le Seigneur Béni dit : Celui qui accomplit l'action qui est son devoir, sans dépendre du fruit de l'action, celui-là est un sannyasi et un yogi, et non pas celui qui n'entretient pas le feu sacré ou qui est inactif.
The Blessed Lord said He who performs an action which is his duty, without depending on the result of action, he is a monk and a yogi; (but) not (so in) he who does not keep a fire and is actionless.
Ce verset clarifie la véritable signification du sannyasa (renoncement) et du yoga. Il ne s'agit pas d'abandonner les actions ou les rituels extérieurs, mais d'agir sans attachement aux résultats. Un véritable sannyasi ou yogi est celui qui accomplit ses devoirs avec un esprit détaché, purifiant ainsi son mental et progressant vers la méditation (Dhyana Yoga).
Actions such as Agnihotra? etc.? performed without the expectation of their fruits purify the mind and become the means to Dhyana Yoga or the Yoga of Meditation.Karyam Karma bounden duty.Niragnih without fire. He who has renounced the daily rituals like Agnihotra? which are performed with the help of fire.Akriya without action. He who has renounced austerities and other meritorious acts like building resthouses? charitable dispensaries? digging wells? feeding the poor? etc.Sannyasi he who has renounced the fruits of his actions.Yogi he who has a steady mind. These two terms are applied to him in a secondary sense only. They are not used to denote that he is in reality a Sannyasi and a Yogi.The Sannyasi performs neither Agnihotra nor other ceremonies. But simply to omit these without genuine renunciation will not make one a real Sannyasi. (Cf.V.3)