You came here in this world from the womb of your mother empty-handed, a child. Then you falsely claim: "This is my country, this is my home, this is my wife, this is my children, this is my property, this is my bank balance, this is my skyscraper building . . ." All these false. Because you did not brought this. You came empty-handed, and when you go, you go empty-handed. The things are there. The bank balance is there. The building is there. You cannot take anything. So what is the meaning of bhoga and tyāga?
There is no meaning. Either now, neither able to enjoy, because it is not your property . . . If you want to enjoy others' property, then you'll be implicated in criminal offenses. And if you say others' property, "I renounce this bank. I renounce this Bank of America," when did it belong to you, that you are making renouncement? This is all lunacy. Then, what to do?
That is direction given by Kṛṣṇa: sarva-dharmān parityajya mām ekaṁ śaraṇaṁ vraja (BG 18.66). You have created different types of religion on the basis of this bhoga and tyāga. So you give up all them. Then? Mām ekaṁ śaraṇaṁ vraja: "You surrender unto Me." Because you cannot enjoy nor make any renunciation.
But here it is said tapasā, tyāgena: by renouncing. Renouncing means that you are falsely possessing. So you give it to Kṛṣṇa, the original proprietor. Just like one-hundred-dollars note, a child has taken from the father. The child does not know how to use that hundred dollars note, but he . . . he'll not give it to the father. "No, I shall not give it." Father is begging: "Oh, my dear child, you are so nice. (laughter) Kindly give it to me." Actually the note belongs to the father. But because he's child, he's innocent, ignorant, he does not know.
Therefore Kṛṣṇa says: dadāsi yat kuruṣva tat mad-arpaṇam (BG 9.27). Dāna, this tyāga, "You renounces this world for Me. You renounce your wealth, your property for Me." The same thing. Everything belongs to Kṛṣṇa. He's not a beggar. But He's patting the child, "Oh, you are very good boy. Kindly give it to Me." That is the way. Kṛṣṇa is so kind. Because . . . the same example: the child does not know how to utilize that hundred dollars note. He'll simply spoil it. The best thing is to give it over, hand it over to the father. He knows how to use it. It is his property.
Similarly, this tyāgena means to practice to give everything to Kṛṣṇa. Everything. Tyāgena. Śamena damena tyāgena. This is the different steps of elevating yourself to Kṛṣṇa consciousness. Tapasā brahmacaryeṇa śamena damena ca, tyāgena satya-śaucābhyām (SB 6.1.13). Satya means truthfulness. One should know what is truth, ultimate truth, Absolute Truth.
We are concerned with relative truths, but we have to know the Absolute Truth. Just like in the Bhāgavata Vyāsadeva is offering his respect, obeisances, satyaṁ paraṁ dhīmahi (SB 1.1.1): "I offer my respect to the Supreme Truth, not to the relative truth." We are concerned with relative truth, categorical truth, not the summum bonum.
Śaucābhyām: cleanliness. This is also required. Cleanliness. You should take bath twice, thrice, at least once. That is hygienic. Bāhyābhyantara-śuciḥ. One should be cleansed. Bāhya means externally, and abhyantaram, internally. Externally, you take soap, water, soda and cleanse yourself, body. Take bath, cleanse, keep your clothings very cleansed. Unclean habit will not help you, unclean habit. Cleanliness is godliness.
Truthful. Truthfulness. These are the qualities of brahmin. Satyaṁ śamo damas titikṣā ārjavam āstikyaṁ jñānaṁ vijñānaṁ brahma-karma svabhāva-jam (BG 18.42). Those who are brahmins, they must be qualified with all these symptoms. Satyam. This satyam, truthful. How truthful? You, even before your enemies, you'll disclose everything. Such truthful. That is the instruction of ācāryas. We want to disclose everything, hide. But truthfulness means even to a enemy you should be truthful.