Conclusion—The Perfection of Renunciation
- CHAPTER 18 - Conclusion—The Perfection of Renunciation TEXT 1 arjuna uväca sannyäsasya mahä-bäho tattvam icchämi veditum tyägasya ca håñékeça påthak keçé-niñüdana SYNONYMS arjunaù uväca —Arjuna said; sannyäsasya —of renunciation; mahä-bäho —O mighty-armed one; tattvam —the truth; icchämi —I wish; veditum —to understand; tyägasya —of renunciation; ca —also; håñékeça —O master of the senses; påthak —differently; keçé-niñüdana —O killer of the Keçé demon. TRANSLATION Arjuna said: O mighty-armed one, I wish to understand the purpose of renunciation [tyäga] and of the renounced order of life [sannyäsa], O killer of the Keçé demon, master of the senses. PURPORT Actually the Bhagavad-gétä is finished in seventeen chapters. The Eighteenth Chapter is a supplementary summarization of the topics discussed before. In every chapter of Bhagavad-gétä, Lord Kåñëa stresses that devotional service unto the Supreme Personality of Godhead is the ultimate goal of life. This same poin