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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Predicate Object
instanceOf Hindu scripture chapter
chapter of the Bhagavad Gita
addressesQuestion how liberation is attained
how to perform one’s duty spiritually
what is true renunciation
associatedDeity Krishna
belongsToSection Bhishma Parva of the Mahabharata
chapterNumber 18
concludesWith Arjuna’s declaration of understanding and readiness to act
contains summary of key teachings of earlier chapters of the Bhagavad Gita
discussesConcept gunas (sattva, rajas, tamas)
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
devotional surrender as the highest path
inner renunciation over mere external abandonment
genre philosophical discourse
hasAlternativeTransliteration Mokṣa–Sannyāsa–Yoga
hasMainTheme culmination of spiritual duty
moksha (liberation)
sannyasa (renunciation)
synthesis of karma, jnana, and bhakti
hasTitleMeaning “Yoga of Liberation and Renunciation”
influences Hindu understandings of moksha and duty
later Hindu philosophical interpretations of renunciation
partOf Bhagavad Gita
philosophicalSchool Vedanta
position final chapter of the Bhagavad Gita
primaryListener Arjuna
primarySpeaker Krishna
religiousTradition Hinduism
scripturalContext Mahabharata
scripturalLanguage Sanskrit
teaches performance of duty without attachment
renunciation of fruits of action
supremacy of devotion to God
surrender to Krishna as ultimate refuge
textType didactic dialogue

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Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Bhagavad Gita
chapter18Title
Moksha Sannyasa Yoga ("Mokṣa–Sannyāsa–Yoga")
hasAlternativeTransliteration
Moksha Sannyasa Yoga ("“Yoga of Liberation and Renunciation”")
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