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Bhagavad-gītā 18.4
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A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
TEXT 4
- निश्चयं शृणु मे तत्र त्यागे भरतसत्तम ।
- त्यागो हि पुरुषव्याघ्र त्रिविधः सम्प्रकीर्तितः ॥४॥
- niścayaṁ śṛṇu me tatra
- tyāge bharata-sattama
- tyāgo hi puruṣa-vyāghra
- tri-vidhaḥ samprakīrtitaḥ
niścayamcertainty — certainty; śṛṇuhear — hear; mefrom Me — from Me; tatratherein — therein; tyāgein the matter of renunciation — in the matter of renunciation; bharataO best of the Bhāratas-satO best of the Bhāratas-tamaO best of the Bhāratas — O best of the Bhāratas; tyāgaḥrenunciation — renunciation; hicertainly — certainly; puruṣaO tiger among human beings-vyāghraO tiger among human beings — O tiger among human beings; triof three kinds-vidhaḥof three kinds — of three kinds; samprakīrtitaḥis declared — is declared.
O best of the Bhāratas, now hear My judgment about renunciation. O tiger among men, renunciation is declared in the scriptures to be of three kinds.
Although there are differences of opinion about renunciation, here the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Śrī Kṛṣṇa, gives His judgment, which should be taken as final. After all, the Vedas are different laws given by the Lord. Here the Lord is personally present, and His word should be taken as final. The Lord says that the process of renunciation should be considered in terms of the modes of material nature in which it is performed.