Phala Tyāgam — Surrendering the Fruits
Phala Tyāgam (Sanskrit: phala = fruit/result + tyāga = renunciation; 'renouncing the fruit') is the third and perhaps most practically difficult of the three essential renunciations in karma yoga — letting go of all expectation of results from one's actions.
The Gītā Teaching: 'You have a right to perform your actions, but not to the fruits thereof' (Gītā 2.47). This is not fatalism or passivity — the devotee acts with full effort and concentration — but the results are surrendered to Bhagavān. 'Whatever I have done, I offer to You' (yat karoṣi yad aśnāsi... tat kuruṣva mad arpaṇam — Gītā 9.27).
Two Types of Phala: There are visible (dṛṣṭa) fruits — immediate outcomes — and invisible (adṛṣṭa) fruits — karmic fruits. Phala tyāgam means renouncing attachment to both. One performs dharma not for karmic credit but because it is Bhagavān's command.
Freedom from Bondage: Karma performed with ego of doership, possessiveness, and desire for results binds the soul — creating new karma. Karma performed with all three tyāgams creates no new karma; it is transparent kainkaryam that dissolves bondage rather than creating it.