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| Chapter 18: Conclusion -- The Perfection of Renunciation |
Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Bhagavad-gita As It Is 18.12
SYNONYMS
anistam -- leading to hell; istam -- leading to heaven; misram -- mixed; ca -- and; tri-vidham -- of three kinds; karmanah -- of work; phalam -- the result; bhavati -- comes; atyaginam -- for those who are not renounced; pretya -- after death; na -- not; tu -- but; sannyasinam -- for the renounced order; kvacit -- at any time.
TRANSLATION
For one who is not renounced, the threefold fruits of action -- desirable, undesirable and mixed -- accrue after death. But those who are in the renounced order of life have no such result to suffer or enjoy.
PURPORT
A person in Krsna consciousness acting in knowledge of his relationship with Krsna is always liberated. Therefore he does not have to enjoy or suffer the results of his acts after death.
Copyright (c) The Bhaktivedanta Book Trust International, Inc.
His Divine Grace A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada, Founder Acarya of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness