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Bhagavadgītā 5.2

saṃnyāsaḥ karmayogaśca niḥśreyasakarāvubhautayostu karmasaṃnyāsātkarmayogo viśiṣyate

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saṃnyāsaḥ karmayogaśca niḥśreyasakarāvubhau | tayostu karmasaṃnyāsātkarmayogo viśiṣyate

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Renunciation and yoga by action both lead to the highest bliss; of the two, yoga by action is verily better than renunciation of action.

Annie BesantThe Bhagavad-Gita, or The Lord's Song (4th edition), 1922 · public domain

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  1. English Renunciation and yoga by action both lead to the highest bliss; of the two, yoga by action is verily better than renunciation of action. Annie Besant

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भगवद्गीता. Digital edition: Sanskrit Wikisource contributors. CC BY-SA 4.0