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9.28 Freed from both fruits Krishna speaks

शुभाशुभफलैरेवं मोक्ष्यसे कर्मबन्धनैः
संन्यासयोगयुक्तात्मा विमुक्तो मामुपैष्यसि

śhubhāśhubha-phalair evaṁ mokṣhyase karma-bandhanaiḥ
sannyāsa-yoga-yuktātmā vimukto mām upaiṣhyasi

So you will be freed from the bonds of action and its good and bad fruits. Joined by the yoga of renunciation, with a steady self, you will come to me.

Explanation

Freed from the bonds of action — and of its good fruit too.

Both are named: good and bad. Being tied by merit is treated as bondage in the same sentence as being tied by fault.

The symmetry is the Gita's most consistent instinct — 5.20's not exulting, 12.17's letting go of the pleasant, 14.6's clarity that binds. The grip is the problem, not what it holds.

Word by word

śhubha aśhubha phalaiḥ
from good and bad results
evam
thus
mokṣhyase
you shall be freed
karma
work
bandhanaiḥ
from the bondage
sanyāsa-yoga
renunciation of selfishness
yukta-ātmā
having the mind attached to me
vimuktaḥ
liberated
mām
to me
upaiṣhyasi
you shall reach