aniṣṭam iṣṭaṁ miśraṁ ca tri-vidhaṁ karmaṇaḥ phalam bhavaty atyāgināṁ pretya na tu sannyāsināṁ kvacit
"The threefold fruit of action—undesirable, desirable, and mixed—accrues after death to those who have not renounced, but never to those who have truly renounced."
What This Means:
Actions produce three types of results: bad, good, or mixed. Those attached to fruits experience these results after death. True renouncers are completely free from karmic consequences.
Going Deeper:
This verse explains the karmic mechanism. Attachment to fruits (not action itself) creates the bondage that continues after death (pretya). The three types of fruit correspond to painful, pleasant, and mixed rebirths. Sannyasins (true renouncers of fruits) break this cycle entirely. This is the ultimate benefit of tyaga - liberation from the wheel of karma.
How To Apply This:
Every action done with attachment creates future consequences. Working without attachment now frees you from accumulating future karmic debt.
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