Bhagavad Gita 18.5
Chapter 18: Moksha Sanyasa Yoga (Liberation Through Renunciation) · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग
यज्ञदानतपःकर्म न त्याज्यं कार्यमेव तत् ।यज्ञो दानं तपश्चैव पावनानि मनीषिणाम् ॥
yajñadānatapaḥkarma na tyājyaṃ kāryameva tat |yajño dānaṃ tapaścaiva pāvanāni manīṣiṇām ||
Meaning of Gita 18.5 in English
Sacrifice, charity and self-discipline should not be abandoned; they ought to be done. These practices purify even wise people.
गीता 18.5 का हिंदी अर्थ
यज्ञ, दान और तप को छोड़ना नहीं चाहिए, इन्हें करना ही चाहिए। ये कर्म समझदार लोगों के मन को भी शुद्ध करते हैं।
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The Sanskrit is public domain; the transliteration was generated for Saarthi. Meanings are original plain-language paraphrases, not a scholarly translation.