The Gita

Chapter 18 · Verse 3 of 78

The Yoga of Liberation through Renunciation

मोक्षसन्न्यासयोग

Meaning

Supreme God Krishna spoke

Some sages assert that all actions are impure and should be renounced. Others, however, maintain that acts of worship or spiritual pursuits (yajna), self-discipline (tapa), and charitable giving (dāna) are not to be relinquished. (18:3)

Sanskrit

श्रीभगवान् उवाच

त्याज्यं दोषवदित्येके कर्म प्राहुर्मनीषिणः ।

यज्ञदानतपःकर्म न त्याज्यमिति चापरे ॥

Word-by-word

त्याज्यम् दोष-वत् इति एके कर्म प्राहुः मनीषिणः;

यज्ञ-दान-तपः-कर्म न त्याज्यम्— इति च अपरे।

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