Bhagavad Gītā (Kashmirian recension)3.4
न कर्मणामनारम्भान्नैष्कर्म्यं पुरुषोऽश्नुते ।
न च संन्यसनादेव सिद्धिं समधिगच्छति ॥
३-४ ॥
na karmaṇāmanārambhānnaiṣkarmyaṃ puruṣo'śnute |
na ca saṃnyasanādeva siddhiṃ samadhigacchati ||
3-4 ||
— not by abstaining from actions ; — does a man attain freedom from action ; — nor by renunciation alone ; — does he attain perfection Not by abstaining from actions does a man attain freedom from action, nor by mere renunciation does he reach perfection.