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Chapter 18
yajnadanatapahkarma na tyajyam karyameva tat
yajno danam tapascaiva pavanani manisinem
Acts of sacrifice, charity and penance are not to be given up, but should be performed; for these, (sacrifice, charity and penance) are purgers of the wise. 5
Comment:-
Yajnadanatapa¢karma na tyajyam karyameva tat:- Here, the Lord has supported the view of the men of wisdom, [1]. He does not criticize any opinion, in harsh words. He takes the right view of other thinkers, and adds his own belief to it. Here He supports the view of other thinkers, that sacrifice, gift and penance should not be abandoned. He adds His own opinion that these should be performed, because they are purifiers of the wise.
Yajno danam tapacaiva pavanani manisinam:- Here the term 'Caiva', denotes that besides acts of sacrifice, gift and penance, other acts of daily routine, in connection with body and occupation etc., should also, be performed as they are purifiers of the wise. Men, who endowed with equanimity, renounce the fruit of action, are wise[2]. Even such men of wisdom, are purified by acts of sacrifice, gift and penance etc. But the same acts, lead those to bondage, whose senses are not under control, and who perform acts, in order to enjoy pleasure.
In this verse the Lord, in the first half has used the compound expression 'Yajnadanatapahkarma, while in the second half, He has given these as separate terms 'Yajno danam tapah.' Why? He wants to convey in the first half, that acts of sacrifice, gift and penance should not be abandoned but surely performed, while in the second half He means to say, that each of these acts is purifier of the wise.
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