17.27 यज्ञे तपसि दाने च स्थितिः सदिति चोच्यते।कर्म चैव तदर्थीयं सदित्येवाभिधीयते
yajñe tapasi dāne ca sthitiḥ sad
Word meanings
yajñe—in sacrifice;tapasi—in penance;dāne—in charity;cha—and;sthitiḥ—established in steadiness;sat—the syllable Sat;iti—thus;cha—and;uchyate—is pronounced;karma—action;cha—and;eva—indeed;tat-arthīyam—for such purposes;sat—the syllable Sat;iti—thus;eva—indeed;abhidhīyate—is described
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Divine Verses of the Bhagavad Gita • Swami Dayananda Saraswati
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Steadfastness is performing sacrifice, austerity, and giving gifts; this act is hence justly called SAT.
Conviction in sacrifice, in austerity and in giving is also called Sat.' So too an action done only for the Lord's sake.
Devotion to sacrifice, austerities and gifts is also called Sat; and so any act for such purposes is named Sat.
And the steadfastness in sacrifice, austerity and charity is spoken of as sat. And even the action meant for these is, verily, called as sat (good).
Steadfastness in sacrifice, austerity and gift, is also called Sat, and also action in connection with these (or for the sake of the Supreme) is called Sat.
अर्जुन उवाच
18.1 संन्यासस्य महाबाहो तत्त्वमिच्छामि वेदितुम्। त्यागस्य च हृषीकेश पृथक्केशिनिषूदन
arjuna uvāca
saṃnyāsasya mahā
Word meanings
sanyāsasya—of renunciation of actions;mahā-bāho—mighty-armed one;tattvam—the truth;ichchhāmi—I wish;veditum—to understand;tyāgasya—of renunciation of desires for enjoying the fruits of actions;cha—and;hṛiṣhīkeśha—Krishna, the Lord of the senses;pṛithak—distinctively;keśhī-niṣhūdana—Krishna, the killer of the Keshi demon
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Divine Verses of the Bhagavad Gita • Swami Dayananda Saraswati
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Arjuna said, O Mighty-armed One! I desire to know, in detail, the distinctive nature of renunciation and relinquishment, O Hrsikesa! O Slayer of Kesin!
"Arjuna asked: O mighty One! I desire to know how relinquishment is distinguished from renunciation.
Arjuna said I desire to know the truth about renunciation (Sannyasa) and abnegation (Tyaga) severally, O Krsna.
Arjuna said O mighty-armed Hrsikesa, O slayer of (the demon) Kesi, I want to know severally the truth about sannyasa as also about tyaga.
I desire to know severally, O mighty-armed, the essence or truth of renunciation, O Hrishikesa, as also of abandonment, O slayer of Kesi!
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श्रद्धात्रयविभागयोग
Chapter 17: Tell Apart the Three Kinds of Faith
śraddhātrayavibhāgayoga
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17.28 अश्रद्धया हुतं दत्तं तपस्तप्तं कृतं च यत्।असदित्युच्यते पार्थ न च तत्प्रेत्य नो इह
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Word meanings
aśhraddhayā—without faith;hutam—sacrifice;dattam—charity;tapaḥ—penance;taptam—practiced;kṛitam—done;cha—and;yat—which;asat—perishable;iti—thus;uchyate—are termed as;pārtha—Arjun, the son of Pritha;na—not;cha—and;tat—that;pretya—in the next world;na u—not;iha—in this world
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Divine Verses of the Bhagavad Gita • Swami Dayananda Saraswati
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Without faith, whatever oblation is offered, whatever gift is made, whatever austerity is practiced, and whatever action is undertaken, that is called ASAT and it is of no avail after one's death or in this world.
Whatsoever is done without faith, whether it be sacrifice, austerity or gift or anything else, as called Asat' (meaning Unreal') for it is the negation of Sat,' O Arjuna! Such an act has no significance, here or hereafter."
Whatever offering or gift is made, whatever austerity is practised and whatever action is performed without faith, that is called Asat, O Arjuna. It is naught here or hereafter.
O son of Prtha, whatever is offered in sacrifice and given in charity, as also whatever austerity is undertaken or whatever is done without, faith, is said to be of no avail. And it is of no consequence after death, nor here.
Whatever is sacrificed, given or performed, and whatever austerity is practised without faith, it is called Asat, O Arjuna! It is naught here or hereafter (after death).
