Chapter 18 · Liberation through Renunciation · Krishna said

Bhagavad Gita 18.8 — Rajasic renunciation

दुःखमित्येव यत्कर्म कायक्लेशभयात्त्यजेत्। स कृत्वा राजसं त्यागं नैव त्यागफलं लभेत् ॥

duḥkhamityeva yatkarma kāyakleśabhayāttyajet | sa kṛtvā rājasaṃ tyāgaṃ naiva tyāgaphalaṃ labhet ||

Meaning

One who gives up a duty because it is hard, out of fear of physical trouble, makes a rajasic renunciation and gains nothing from it.

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