श्रीभगवानुवाच | अनाश्रितः कर्मफलं कार्यं कर्म करोति यः | स संन्यासी च योगी च न निरग्निर्न चाक्रियः ||६-१||
śrībhagavānuvāca . anāśritaḥ karmaphalaṃ kāryaṃ karma karoti yaḥ . sa saṃnyāsī ca yogī ca na niragnirna cākriyaḥ ||6-1||
Chapter 6 · Verse 1
Dhyana Yoga
ध्यानयोग
In plain words
Actions such as Agnihotra etc. performed without the expectation of their fruits purify the mind and become the means to Dhyana Yoga or the Yoga of Meditation. Karyam Karma bounden duty.
Translation
6.1 The Lord said He who performs works that ought to be done without seeking their fruits - he is a Sannyasin and Yogin, and not he who maintains no sacred fires and performs no actions.
Meaning
Actions such as Agnihotra etc. performed without the expectation of their fruits purify the mind and become the means to Dhyana Yoga or the Yoga of Meditation. Karyam Karma bounden duty. Niragnih without fire. He who has renounced the daily rituals like Agnihotra which are performed with the help of fire. Akriya without action. He who has renounced austerities and other meritorious acts like building resthouses charitable dispensaries digging wells feeding the poor etc. Sannyasi he who has renounced the fruits of his actions. Yogi he who has a steady mind. These two terms are applied to him in a secondary sense only. They are not used to denote that he is in reality a Sannyasi and a Yogi. The Sannyasi performs neither Agnihotra nor other ceremonies. But simply to omit these without genuine renunciation will not make one a real Sannyasi. (Cf. V.3)
Word by word
अनाश्रितः not depending (on) कर्मफलम् fruit of action कार्यम् bounden कर्म duty करोति performs यः who सः he संन्यासी Sannyasi (ascetic) च and योगी Yogi च and न not निरग्निः without fire न not च and अक्रियः without action.