Srimad Bhagavad Gita -Ramanujacharya 151

Srimad Bhagavad Gita -Ramanujacharya

Chapter-4 Jñāna Vibhāga Yogaḥ

dravya yajñās-tapo yajñā yoga yajñās-tathā’pare | svādhyāya-jñāna yajñāśca yatayaḥ saṃśita vratāḥ || 28 || 28. Others again offer material objects, Tapas and Yoga as sacrifice, while others being selfrestrained and of rigid vows offer their scriptural study and knowledge as sacrifice Commentary Some Karma Yogins perform sacrifice to the gods with materials honestly acquired. Some practice charity, some engage in making oblations into the sacred fire, all these perform sacrifice with material objects. Some perform the sacrifice of austerity — Tapas — by devoting themselves to vows and fasts such as Krcchra, Chandrāyana etc. Others perform the sacrifice of Yoga — here the term Yoga indicates pilgrimages to sacred sanctuaries and holy places as the context relates to aspects of Karma Yoga. Some are devoted to recitation of the Scriptures and some to learning their meaning. They are all devoted to the practice of self-control and of strict vows, ie., they are people of steady resolution.