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Moksha Sanyasa Yoga · Liberation through Renunciation

Bhagavad Gita 18.3

Sanskrit

त्याज्यं दोषवदित्येके कर्म प्राहुर्मनीषिणः । यज्ञदानतपःकर्म न त्याज्यमिति चापरे ॥18.3॥

Transliteration

tyājyaṃ doṣavadityeke karma prāhurmanīṣiṇaḥ | yajñadānatapaḥkarma na tyājyamiti cāpare ‖18.3‖

Meaning

Some thinkers declare that action should be abandoned as an evil; others say that acts of sacrifice, charity, and austerity should not be abandoned.

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Theme: Liberation through Renunciation

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