18.5 यज्ञदानतपःकर्म न त्याज्यं कार्यमेव तत्।यज्ञो दानं तपश्चैव पावनानि मनीषिणाम्
yajña
Word meanings
yajña—sacrifice;dāna—charity;tapaḥ—penance;karma—actions;na—never;tyājyam—should be abandoned;kāryam eva—must certainly be performed;tat—that;yajñaḥ—sacrifice;dānam—charity;tapaḥ—penance;cha—and;eva—indeed;pāvanāni—purifying;manīṣhiṇām—for the wise
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Divine Verses of the Bhagavad Gita • Swami Dayananda Saraswati
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The actions of Vedic sacrifice, gift, and austerity should not be relinquished and they must necessarily be performed; for the men of wisdom, the Vedic sacrifice, gift, and austerity are the means of purification.
Acts of sacrifice, benevolence and austerity should not be given up but should be performed, for they purify the aspiring soul.
(a) The acts of sacrifice, gifts and austerities should not be relinquished; but should be performed৷৷.
The practice of sacrifice, charity and austerity is not to be abandoned; it is surely to be undertaken. Sacrifice, charity and austerity are verily the purifiers of the wise.
Acts of sacrifice, gift and austerity should not be abandoned, but should be performed; sacrifice, gift and also austerity are the purifiers of the wise.
18.7 नियतस्य तु संन्यासः कर्मणो नोपपद्यते।मोहात्तस्य परित्यागस्तामसः परिकीर्तितः
niyatasya tu saṃnyāsaḥ karmaṇo n
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niyatasya—of prescribed duties;tu—but;sanyāsaḥ—renunciation;karmaṇaḥ—actions;na—never;upapadyate—to be performed;mohāt—deluded;tasya—of that;parityāgaḥ—renunciation;tāmasaḥ—in the mode of ignorance;parikīrtitaḥ—has been declared
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Divine Verses of the Bhagavad Gita • Swami Dayananda Saraswati
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The renunciation of the enjoined action does not make sense; and completely relinquishing it, out of ignorance, is proclaimed on all sides as an act of Tamas (Strand).
It is not right to give up actions which are obligatory; and if they are misunderstood, it is the result of sheer ignorance.
But the renunciation of obligatory acts is not proper. Abandonment of these through delusion is declared to be Tamasika.
The abandoning of daily obligatory acts (nityakamas) is not justifiable. Giving up that through delusion is declared to be based on tamas.
Verily, the renunciation of obligatory action is improper; the abandonment of the same from delusion is declared to be Tamasic.
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मोक्षसंन्यासयोग
Chapter 18: Free Yourself Through Renunciation
mokṣasaṃnyāsayoga
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18.6 एतान्यपि तु कर्माणि सङ्गं त्यक्त्वा फलानि च।कर्तव्यानीति मे पार्थ निश्चितं मतमुत्तमम्
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etāni—these;api tu—must certainly be;karmāṇi—activities;saṅgam—attachment;tyaktvā—giving up;phalāni—rewards;cha—and;kartavyāni—should be done as duty;iti—such;me—my;pārtha—Arjun, the son of Pritha;niśhchitam—definite;matam—opinion;uttamam—supreme
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Divine Verses of the Bhagavad Gita • Swami Dayananda Saraswati
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Even these actions should be performed by relinquishing attachment and the fruits thereof; this is my considered best opinion, O son of Prtha!
But they should be done with detachment and without thought of recompense. This is my final judgment.
It is My decided and final view that even these acts should be done, O Arjuna, with relinquishment of attachment and the fruits thereof.
But even these actions have to be undertaken by renouncing attachment and (hankering for) results. This is My firm and best conclusion, O Parhta.
But even these actions should be performed leaving aside attachment and the desire for rewards, O Arjuna! This is My certain and best conviction.
