Sbg 6.2 etassa

English Translation of Abhinavgupta's Sanskrit Commentary By Dr. S. Sankaranarayan 6.1-2 The subject matter that has been thus established in the series of the preceding chapters is summarised by a couple of verses.

Anasritah etc. Yam etc. Bounden : Ordained [in the law books] according to one's caste etc. [Thus] man-lf-renunciation and man-of-Yoga are synonyms. That is why [the Lord] says, 'what [the learned] call renunciation' etc. Therefore, without Yoga no renunciation is possible. Similarly Yoga is not possible without renouncing the intention [for fruit]. Conseently, the Yoga and renunciation are ever interlinked. The idea, suggested by 'not he who remains [simply] without his fires etc.' is this : He remains neither without fires, nor without actions and yet he is man of renunciation, Hence this is strange.

Of course,  following  the principle [involved in the statement]  'Playing  dice is the kingship, without  throne',  and  following logic it has been asserted  already that renunciation  is not possible for a person who remains simply without actions.  Yet-