14. Raja-yoga says, "The benefit of your karma goes to someone, doesn't it? If so, give it over to Lord, dedicate it to Him." Raja-yoga points out the proper recipient. There is no negative action of renouncing the fruit in raja-yoga, and since everything is dedicated to the Lord, the question of fitness or unfitness is eliminated. The gift that is offered to the Lord is always pure. Even if there are impurities in your action, it will become pure when it reaches His hands. However hard we try to make our actions perfect, there will still be some shortcomings. Nevertheless, let us act with the utmost possible purity. The intellect is God's gift. It is our duty to use it in as pure form as possible. It would be a sin not to do so. So we should think of fitness and unfitness; but the decision becomes easy when you are devoted to the Lord.

15. For attaining purity of mind, we should give away the fruit. Dedicate to the Lord every action as it takes shape. As actions take shape before our eyes, dedicate them then and there to the Lord and be content.

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