1 Gita Sloka Every Day - Chapter 18 - Moksha Sanyasa Yoga - Sloka 6

The entire content of this mail is from Shri V N Gopala Desikan's  Srimad Bhagavad Gita, published by Vishishtadvaita Research Centre, Chennai and The Bhagavad Gita by Swami Chidbhavananda published by Ramakrishna Mission

Sanyasa & Tyaga Explained  1-6

1 Gita Sloka  Every Day - Chapter 18 - Moksha Sanyasa Yoga - Sloka 6

Etani api tu karmani sangam tyaktva phalani cha I

Kartavyani iti me partha nischitam matam uttamam II sloka 6

एतानि अपि तु कर्माणि संगम त्वक्त्वा फलानि च I 

कर्तव्यानि इति ने पार्थ निश्चितं मतं उत्तमम् II श्लोक 6

But even these actions should be [performed giving up attachment and teh fruits, O Partha; this is my certain and best belief.

The mother produces milk in her breast and suckles her baby. She willingly abandons sleep and rest to care for her baby. The cow produces milk in her udder and yields it to the calf and people. These acts of the mother and the cow are selfless as well as sacred. Rudiments of sacrifice, gift and austerity are found in them. The wise among the men are expected to develop on these lines,  their acts of yagna, daana and tapas. They are boons to the great giver as well as the one who receives. The mind which grabs, shrinks. The mind that gives, grows in plentitude. Life at the base level thrives by grabbing while by giving L life at the divine ;level fulfils itself by giving. The mother maintains motherhood by giving all to the child and never seeking anything in return. The cow too is held sacred because of her gift.Man's height of glory is in the contribution he makes and not in the wealth he amasses. The wise men maintain their purity by constant contribution in the form of yagna, dana and tapas. These benign activites are as natural with them as subsisting is with lesser beings. These sacred acts emanating from the holy ones have a purifying effect on the giver and the receiver alike. And these are the means to maintain the sanctity of the world. That is why the Lord says that it is his certain and best belief,

These acts must be therefore done daily, till death by those who desire moksham; while realising that they are the form of tge lord's worship. giving up the sense of possession in the work and the desire for the fruits of these works