Bhagavad Gita · Moksha Sannyasa YogaChapter 18, Shloka 3 (18.3)
Original Sanskrit · श्रीभगवान्
त्याज्यं दोषवदित्येके कर्म प्राहुर्मनीषिणः
यज्ञदानतपःकर्म न त्याज्यमिति चापरे
॥ 18.3 ॥
tyājyaṃ doṣavadityeke karma prāhurmanīṣiṇaḥ
yajñadānatapaḥkarma na tyājyamiti cāpare
Translation
"Some thinkers say that action is to be given up like a fault; and others say that acts of sacrifice, charity and austerity should not be given up."
Interpretation
Shankaracharya. doṣaḥ yathā rāgādiḥ tyajyate tathā tyājyam — just as faults like attachment are given up, so is action; sāṃkhyādidṛṣṭim āśritāḥ.
Acharya Ramanuja. kāpilā vaidikāḥ ca tanmatānusāriṇo — those of Kapila's (Sankhya) school, and the Vedic followers of their view.
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