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Bhagavad Gita Chapter 18, Verse 5

Liberation Through Surrender

यज्ञदानतपःकर्म न त्याज्यं कार्यमेव तत्।यज्ञो दानं तपश्चैव पावनानि मनीषिणाम्

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

What does Bhagavad Gita 18.5 mean?

Acts of sacrifice, charity, and austerity should not be abandoned but must certainly be performed, for sacrifice, charity, and austerity are indeed purifiers of the wise.

Word-by-word meaning

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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