Moksha Sannyasa Yoga
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Moksha Sannyasa Yoga is the eighteenth and final chapter of the Bhagavad Gita, focusing on the nature of liberation, renunciation, and the culmination of spiritual duty.
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| instanceOf |
Hindu scripture chapter
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chapter of the Bhagavad Gita → |
| addressesQuestion |
how liberation is attained
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how to perform one’s duty spiritually → what is true renunciation → |
| associatedDeity |
Krishna
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| belongsToSection |
Bhishma Parva of the Mahabharata
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18
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| concludesWith |
Arjuna’s declaration of understanding and readiness to act
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| contains |
summary of key teachings of earlier chapters of the Bhagavad Gita
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| discussesConcept |
gunas (sattva, rajas, tamas)
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sannyasa (formal renunciation) → svadharma (one’s own duty) → threefold action → threefold austerity (tapas) → threefold charity (dana) → threefold doer → threefold faith → threefold firmness (dhrti) → threefold happiness → threefold intellect (buddhi) → threefold knowledge → tyaga (relinquishment) → |
| emphasizes |
acting according to one’s nature and station
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devotional surrender as the highest path → inner renunciation over mere external abandonment → |
| genre |
philosophical discourse
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| hasAlternativeTransliteration |
Mokṣa–Sannyāsa–Yoga
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| hasMainTheme |
culmination of spiritual duty
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moksha (liberation) → sannyasa (renunciation) → synthesis of karma, jnana, and bhakti → |
| hasTitleMeaning |
“Yoga of Liberation and Renunciation”
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| influences |
Hindu understandings of moksha and duty
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later Hindu philosophical interpretations of renunciation → |
| partOf |
Bhagavad Gita
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| philosophicalSchool |
Vedanta
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| position |
final chapter of the Bhagavad Gita
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| primaryListener |
Arjuna
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| primarySpeaker |
Krishna
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| religiousTradition |
Hinduism
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| scripturalContext |
Mahabharata
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| scripturalLanguage |
Sanskrit
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| teaches |
performance of duty without attachment
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renunciation of fruits of action → supremacy of devotion to God → surrender to Krishna as ultimate refuge → |
| textType |
didactic dialogue
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Bhagavad Gita
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chapter18Title |
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Moksha Sannyasa Yoga
("Mokṣa–Sannyāsa–Yoga")
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Moksha Sannyasa Yoga
("“Yoga of Liberation and Renunciation”")
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