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Moksha Sanyasa Yoga · Liberation through Renunciation
Bhagavad Gita 18.5-6
Sanskrit
यज्ञदानतपःकर्म न त्याज्यं कार्यमेव तत् । यज्ञो दानं तपश्चैव पावनानि मनीषिणाम् ॥18.5॥एतान्यपि तु कर्माणि सङ्गं त्यक्त्वा फलानि च । कर्तव्यानीति मे पार्थ निश्चितं मतमुत्तमम् ॥18.6॥
Transliteration
yajñadānatapaḥkarma na tyājyaṃ kāryameva tat | yajño dānaṃ tapaścaiva pāvanāni manīṣiṇām ‖18.5‖ etānyapi tu karmāṇi saṅgaṃ tyaktvā phalāni ca | kartavyānīti me pārtha niścitaṃ matamuttamam ‖18.6‖
Meaning
“Acts of sacrifice, charity, and austerity should not be abandoned, but should indeed be performed; sacrifice, charity, and austerity are purifiers of the wise. But even these actions should be performed abandoning attachment and fruits, O Partha, this is My definite and supreme verdict.”
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Theme: Liberation through Renunciation
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