Bhagavad Gita · Mahabharata Codex

Phala

फल · phala

fruit; the result of an action

The outcome an action produces: success or failure, reward or loss. The Gita's best-known verse says a person has a claim on the action alone and never on its fruits. Working for the fruit ties the mind to hope and fear. Letting go of the fruit, while still doing the work well, is the heart of the yoga of action.

Appears in

Bhagavad Gita 2.47 · Bhagavad Gita 2.51 · Bhagavad Gita 5.12 · Bhagavad Gita 18.11