Bhagavad Gita Chapter 18 Verse 5 — Moksha Sanyasa Yoga
Sanskrit
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||
Hindi Meaning
।।18.5।। यज्ञ, दान और तपरूप कर्म त्याज्य नहीं है, किन्तु वह नि:सन्देह कर्तव्य है; यज्ञ, दान और तप ये मनीषियों (साधकों) को पवित्र करने वाले हैं।।
English Meaning
Acts of sacrifice, charity and penance are not to be given up; they must be performed. Indeed, sacrifice, charity and penance purify even the great souls.
Commentary
The yogīs should perform acts for the advancement of human society. There are many purificatory processes for advancing a human being to spiritual life. The marriage ceremony, for example, is considered to be one of these sacrifices. It is called vivāha-yajña. Should a sannyāsī, who is in the renounced order of life and who has given up his family relations, encourage the marriage ceremony? The Lord says here that any sacrifice which is meant for human welfare should never be given up. Vivāha-yajña, the marriage ceremony, is meant to regulate the human mind so that it may become peaceful for spiritual advancement. For most men, this vivāha-yajña should be encouraged even by persons in the renounced order of life. Sannyāsīs should never associate with women, but that does not mean that one who is in the lower stages of life, a young man, should not accept a wife in the marriage ceremony. All prescribed sacrifices are meant for achieving the Supreme Lord. Therefore, in the lower stages, they should not be given up. Similarly, charity is for the purification of the heart. If charity is given to suitable persons, as described previously, it leads one to advanced spiritual life.
Hinglish Commentary
Yogīs ko chahiye ki woh human society ke liye kaam karein, kyunki yeh sab spiritual life mein aage badhne ke liye zaroori hai. Bahut saare purification processes hain jo insaan ko spiritual life ki taraf le jaate hain. Jaise ki shaadi ki rasam, jise vivāha-yajña kaha jaata hai, yeh bhi ek aisa hi sacrifice hai. Ab socho, kya ek sannyāsī, jo apni family relations ko chhod chuka hai, use shaadi ki rasam ko encourage karna chahiye? Bhagwan yahan kehte hain ki koi bhi sacrifice jo insani bhalaai ke liye hai, usse kabhi nahi chhodna chahiye. Vivāha-yajña ka maqsad hai insani dimaag ko regulate karna, taaki woh spiritual advancement ke liye shant ho sake. Zyada tar logon ke liye, yeh vivāha-yajña ko sannyāsīyon ko bhi encourage karna chahiye. Sannyāsīyon ko aurton se door rehna chahiye, lekin iska matlab yeh nahi ki jo young ladke hain, unhe shaadi nahi karni chahiye. Jo bhi prescribed sacrifices hain, woh sab Supreme Lord ko achieve karne ke liye hain. Isliye, lower stages mein inhe nahi chhodna chahiye. Waise hi, charity bhi dil ki purification ke liye hai. Agar charity sahi logon ko di jaaye, jaise pehle bataya gaya, toh yeh insaan ko advanced spiritual life ki taraf le jaata hai.
Chinmaya Commentary
पूर्व श्लोक में कथित द्वितीय मत को स्वीकारते हुए भगवान् उस पर विशेष बल देते हैं। यज्ञ दान और तपरूप कर्म करणीय हैं त्याज्य नहीं। पूर्व अध्याय में हमने देखा था कि इन कर्मों का सम्यक् आचरण करने पर वे अन्तकरण को शुद्धि प्रदान करते हैं जो आत्मोन्नति और आत्मसाक्षात्कार के लिए आवश्यक है। अविद्याजनित बन्धनों से मुक्ति पाने के इच्छुक साधकों को श्रद्धा भक्ति पूर्वक यज्ञ दान और तप का आचरण करना चाहिए। इसके द्वारा वे आन्तरिक शान्ति और संतुलन को प्राप्त कर सकते हैं।आगे कहते हैं