Learn·Chapter 18 · Liberation through renunciation·Verse 5 of 78
Bhagavad Gītā 18.5, word by word
BG 18.5
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
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In English
Acts of sacrifice, benevolence, and austerity should not be given up, but should be performed, for they purify the aspiring soul.
Translated by Shri Purohit Swami
Acts of sacrifice, gift, and austerity should not be abandoned, but should be performed; for sacrifice, gift, and austerity are the purifiers of the wise.
Translated by Swami Sivananda
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