Srimad Bhagavad Gita -Ramanujacharya 539

Srimad Bhagavad Gita -Ramanujacharya

Chapter-18 Mokṣa Sannyāsa Yogaḥ

uḥkham ityeva yat karma kāya kleśa-bhayāt tyajet | sa kṛtvā rājasaṃ tyāgaṃ naiva tyāga phalaṃ labhet || 8 || 8. One who renounces works as being bothersome from apprehension of physical hardship, acts in the Mode of Rajas and will not gain the merit of renunciation (Tyāga). Commentary Although works constitute an indirect means for Liberation, yet they produce frustration, since they involve collecting materials making a effort which is troublesome and cause physical stress through strenuous exertion. If, on account of such apprehension, one decides that the practice of meditation alone should be adopted for perfection in Yoga, and abandons rites like the Five Great Sacrifices — such renunciation is made in the Mode of Passion. Since this is not in accordance with the design of the Scriptures. In fact, works themselves do not directly purify the mind but only indirectly through channeling the grace of God.