Chapter 18

Verse 5

Bhagavad Gita

यज्ञदानतपःकर्म न त्याज्यं कार्यमेव तत् |
यज्ञो दानं तपश्चैव पावनानि मनीषिणाम् ||१८-५||
Transliteration

yajñadānatapaḥkarma na tyājyaṃ kāryameva tat .
yajño dānaṃ tapaścaiva pāvanāni manīṣiṇām ||18-5||
English Meaning

18.5 Acts of sacrifice, benevolence and austerity should not be given up but should be performed, for they purify the aspiring soul.