Srimad Bhagavad Gita -Ramanujacharya 543

Srimad Bhagavad Gita -Ramanujacharya

Chapter-18 Mokṣa Sannyāsa Yogaḥ

aniṣṭam iṣṭaṃ miśraṃ ca trividhaṃ karmaṇaḥ phalam | bhavaty-atyāgināṃ pretya na tu saṃnyāsināṃ kvacit || 12 || 12. Undesirable, desirable and mixed — thus threefold is the result of work that accrues after death to those who have not renounced; but to those who have renounced, there is none whatsoever. Commentary The ‘undesirable result’ is Purgatory [and other negative Karmic states], ‘the desirable’ is heaven [and various positive Karmic states], ‘the mixed’ is progeny, and other material benefits [such as cows, food etc.], which are also mixed with some undesirable results. Those who have not abandoned the idea of agency, possessiveness and desire for rewards — obtain these three types of consequences after death. The meaning of ‘after death’ (Pretya) may also be understood as ‘following the performance of actions’. But to those who have relinquished the sense of agency etc., no such results, which are a hindrance to final Liberation are accrued. The purport is this: — Sacrifices, charity and self-discipline, must certainly be performed throughout life and are necessary for achieving one’s material goals; but in regard to Liberation from Samsāra their application is different. On the surface these practices appear to be the same in both cases (material gain and Liberation), but their end result differs according to the motive. Their application to the process of Liberation is indicated in such texts as —