Karm Sannyas (कर्म संन्यास)

Karm Sannyas is the path of bhakti of God after renouncing Varnashram duties, while remaining free from karmic bondage.

Karm Sannyas (कर्म संन्यास | karma saṁnyāsa) refers to the path of engaging in bhakti of God while renouncing the social, family, and Vedic duties prescribed by Varnashram Dharma.

According to Shri Maharaj Ji, Karm Sannyas is one of the two forms of Akarm (non-binding action), the other being Karm Yog.

In Karm Sannyas, the practitioner renounces the duties associated with Varnashram Dharma and remains engaged in loving remembrance and devotion to God.

The defining feature of Karm Sannyas is not renunciation alone but bhakti of God after renunciation.

Still, actions necessary for the maintenance of the physical body may continue.

Shri Maharaj Ji explains that practicing such devotion under the guidance of a genuine Rasik Saint is the fastest path to attaining supreme Divine Bliss and becoming free from material bondage.

An illustrious example of this path is Bhagavan Rishabhdev.

Key Insight

Karm Sannyas is a form of Akarm in which bhakti of God continues after the renunciation of Varnashram duties.

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Reference

Prema Rasa Siddhanta - Philosophy of Divine Love, Ch. 8

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