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TEXT 5

TEXT 5

Devanagari

Devanagari

यज्ञदानतप:कर्म न त्याज्यं कार्यमेव तत् ।
यज्ञो दानं तपश्चैव पावनानि मनीषिणाम् ॥ ५ ॥

Text

Tekst

yajña-dāna-tapaḥ-karma
na tyājyaṁ kāryam eva tat
yajño dānaṁ tapaś caiva
pāvanāni manīṣiṇām
yajña-dāna-tapaḥ-karma
na tyājyaṁ kāryam eva tat
yajño dānaṁ tapaś caiva
pāvanāni manīṣiṇām

Synonyms

Synonyms

yajña — of sacrifice; dāna — charity; tapaḥ — and penance; karma — activity; na — never; tyājyam — to be given up; kāryam — must be done; eva — certainly; tat — that; yajñaḥ — sacrifice; dānam — charity; tapaḥ — penance; ca — also; eva — certainly; pāvanāni — purifying; manīṣiṇām — even for the great souls.

yajña — i forbindelse med ofring; dāna — velgørenhed; tapaḥ — og askese; karma — handling; na — aldrig; tyājyam — må forsages; kāryam — skal udføres; eva — afgjort; tat — den; yajñaḥ — ofring; dānam — velgørenhed; tapaḥ — askese; ca — også; eva — afgjort; pāvanāni — rensende; manīṣiṇām — selv for de store sjæle.

Translation

Translation

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.

Ofringshandlinger, velgørenhed og askese må ikke forsages. De skal udføres. Ja, offer, velgørenhed og askese renser selv de store sjæle.

Purport

Purport

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.

FORKLARING: Yogīerne skal handle til gavn for menneskesamfundets fremskridt. Der er mange renselsesprocesser, der hjælper et menneske frem mod åndeligt liv. Ægteskabsceremonien anses eksempelvis for at være en af disse offerhandlinger. Den kaldes vivāha-yajña. Skal en sannyāsī, der er i forsagelsens orden og har givet afkald på forbindelsen til sin familie, tilskynde ægteskabsceremonien? Her siger Herren, at ingen af de offerhandlinger, der tilgodeser menneskets velfærd, nogensinde må opgives. Formålet med vivāha-yajña, ægteskabsceremonien, er at regulere menneskets sind, så det kan blive fredfyldt nok til, at man kan gøre åndeligt fremskridt. De fleste mennesker bør tilskyndes til dette vivāha-yajña, selv af personer i forsagelsens orden. Sannyāsīer må aldrig være sammen med kvinder, men det betyder ikke, at en ung mand, der befinder sig på et lavere stadie i livet, ikke skal acceptere en hustru i ægteskabsceremonien. Formålet med alle de foreskrevne ofre er at nå den Højeste Herre, så på de lavere stadier må de ikke opgives. Meningen med velgørenhed er ligeledes at rense hjertet. Hvis velgørenhed som tidligere beskrevet gives til de rette personer, leder det til avanceret åndeligt liv.