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-