Bhagavad Gita Chapter 5 - Sanyasa Yoga - Sloka 11

The entire content of this mail is from Swami Chidbhavananda's translation of The Bhagavad Gita, published by Ramakrishna Mission.

Karma Yoga is Karma Sanyasa - 1-13

1 Gita Sloka every day - Chapter 5 -Sanyasa Yoga - Sloka 11

Devotee Praying

Kayena manasa buddhya kevalaih indriyaih api I

Yoginah karma kurvanti sangam tyaktva atma shuddhaye II sloka ११

कायेन मनसा बुद्ध्य केवलैः इन्द्रियैः अपि ।

योगिनः कर्म कुर्वन्ति सङ्गं त्यक्त्वा आत्म शुद्धये ।। श्लोक ११

The yogi, abandoning attachment, performs work with the body, the mind, the intellect and the senses only, for self purification.

The motive power of desire creates the evil of attachment  and propels the mind and the senses on baneful missions. When the evil is eliminated the instruments become available for the service of the divine. The more they are engaged on holy purposes the better they get sanctified. Self purification is effected this way. Karma is verily the means to this great end.