Bhagavad Gita Chapter 18 Verse 5

Gita 18.5

यज्ञदानतपःकर्म, न, त्याज्यम्, कार्यम्, एव, तत्,
यज्ञः, दानम्, तपः, च, एव, पावनानि, मनीषिणाम्।।5।।

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Gita 18.5

YagyadaantapHkarm, na, tyaajyam’, kaaryam’, ev, tat’,
YagyaH, daanm’, tapH, ch, ev, paavnaani, maneeshinaam’ ||5||

Translation: (YagyadaantapHkarm) the acts of yagya, charity and austerity (na, tyaajyam’) should not be relinquished, rather (tat’) they (ev) must / definitely (kaaryam’) be performed because (yagyaH) yagya (daanm’) charity (ch) and (tapH) austerity (ev) acts only (maneeshinaam’) wise men (paavnaani) are the purifiers. (5)

Translation: The acts of yagya, charity and austerity should not be relinquished; rather, they must be performed because the acts of yagya, charity and austerity only are the purifiers of the wise men.

Important: Here, the meditation (tap) done by hathyog is not mentioned; here, there is mention of the austerity (tap) described in Gita Chapter 17 Verse 14 to 17.

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