Bhagavad Gita: Chapter 18, Verse 5

Contents

• 1 यज्ञदानतप:कर्म न त्याज्यं कार्यमेव तत् |
• 2 यज्ञो दानं तपश्चैव पावनानि मनीषिणाम् ||
• 3 भावार्थ:
• 4 Translation

यज्ञदानतप:कर्म न त्याज्यं कार्यमेव तत् |

यज्ञो दानं तपश्चैव पावनानि मनीषिणाम् ||

yajña-dāna-tapaḥ-karma na tyājyaṁ kāryam eva tat
yajño dānaṁ tapaśh chaiva pāvanāni manīṣhiṇām

भावार्थ:

यज्ञ, दान और तपरूप कर्म त्याग करने के योग्य नहीं है, बल्कि वह तो अवश्य कर्तव्य है, क्योंकि यज्ञ, दान और तप -ये तीनों ही कर्म बुद्धिमान पुरुषों को (वह मनुष्य बुद्धिमान है, जो फल और आसक्ति को त्याग कर केवल भगवदर्थ कर्म करता है।) पवित्र करने वाले हैं॥5॥

Translation

Actions based upon sacrifice, charity, and penance should never be abandoned; they must certainly be performed. Indeed, acts of sacrifice, charity, and penance are purifying even for those who are wise.

English Translation Of Sri Shankaracharya’s Sanskrit Commentary By Swami Gambirananda

18.5 Yajna-dana-tapah-karma, the practice of sacrifice, charity and austerity-this threefold practice; na tyajyam, is not to be abandoned; tat, it; is eva, surely; karyam, to be undertaken. Why? Yajnah, sacrifice; danam, charity; and tapah, austerity; are eva, verily; pavanani, the purifiers, the causes of sanctification; manisinam, of the wise, i.e. of those who do not seek results for themselves.

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