Speaker: Śrī Kṛṣṇa
तदित्यनभिसन्धाय फलं यज्ञतपःक्रियाः ।
दानक्रियाश्च विविधाः क्रियन्ते मोक्षकाङ्क्षिभिः ॥२५॥
tad ity anabhisandhāya
phalaṁ yajña-tapaḥ-kriyāḥ
dāna-kriyāś ca vividhāḥ
kriyante mokṣa-kāṅkṣibhiḥ
Word for word (synonyms)
- tat
- that
- iti
- they
- anabhisandhāya
- without fruitive result
- phalam
- result of sacrifice
- yajña
- sacrifice
- tapaḥ
- penance
- kriyāḥ
- activities
- dāna
- charity
- kriyāḥ
- activities
- ca
- also
- vividhāḥ
- varieties
- kriyante
- done
- mokṣa-kāṅkṣibhiḥ
- those who actually desire liberation
Translation
One should perform sacrifice, penance and charity with the word tat. The purpose of such transcendental activities is to get free from the material entanglement.
Defined in the Gītā
Sacrifice
Which sacrifice is the greatest?
O chastiser of the enemy, the sacrifice of knowledge is greater than the sacrifice of material possessions. O son of Pṛthā, after all, the sacrifice of work culminates in transcendental knowledge.
Charity
What is charity in goodness?
That gift which is given out of duty, at the proper time and place, to a worthy person, and without expectation of return, is considered to be charity in the mode of goodness.
Purport
To be elevated to the spiritual position, one should not act for any material gain. Acts should be performed for the ultimate gain of being transferred to the spiritual kingdom, back to home, back to Godhead.
What this verse teaches
The study note for this verse is in editorial review.
Bhagavad-gītā As It Is by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda © The Bhaktivedanta Book Trust International.