Bhagavad Gita · Chapter 18: Freedom through Renunciation
Bhagavad Gita 18.4
निश्चयं शृणु मे तत्र त्यागे भरतसत्तम ।
त्यागो हि पुरुषव्याघ्र त्रिविधः संप्रकीर्तितः ॥
niścayaṃ śṛṇu me tatra tyāge bharatasattama | tyāgo hi puruṣavyāghra trividhaḥ saṃprakīrtitaḥ ||
Hear my conclusion about relinquishment, best of the Bharatas. Relinquishment, O tiger among men, has been declared to be of three kinds.
Modern context
Now Krishna gives his own conclusion: relinquishment is of three kinds, according to the gunas. As in chapter 17, the same act can be done in three different spirits. Giving something up is not automatically good. It depends on why and how. Leaving a job out of laziness is different from leaving it out of wisdom.