BG-SS 5.6

sannyāsas tu mahā-bāho duḥkham āptum ayogataḥ yoga-yukto munir brahma na chireṇādhigachchhati [6]

(he) mahā-bāho–O best of the valiant; ayogataḥ–without niṣkām karma-yoga; sannyāsaḥ–renunciation; (bhavati)–is; duḥkham āptum–the cause of sorrow; tu–but; yoga-yuktaḥ–one who performs niṣkām karma-yoga; muniḥ (san)–being a man of knowledge; na chireṇa–very soon; adhigachchhati–is able to attain to; brahma–the Absolute. [6]

Text

O mighty hero, without selfless action, mere renunciation of action is the cause of sorrow. But the wiseman who engages in selfless action swiftly attains to the Absolute.

Purport

Srimad Bhagavad Gita.

Chapter 5: The Path of Renunciation of Action (Karma-sannyāsa-yoga). Text 6

O mighty hero, without selfless action, mere renunciation of action is the cause of sorrow. But the wiseman who engages in selfless action swiftly attains to the Absolute.