Karma yoga is the path of action — not renouncing the world, but engaging with it without being consumed by it. The Bhagavad Gita's teaching on karma yoga is radical: act fully, but release the fruit.
Karmanye vadhikaraste ma phaleshu kadachana
"You have the right to action alone, never to its fruits."
— Bhagavad Gita, 2.47
When Sita is abducted, Rama's grief is given real space in the text - loud, disoriented, fully felt - before anyone suggests a next step. The Aranya Kanda is a rare ancient guide to the difference between grieving and being stuck.
Ramayana