SLOKA OF THE DAY:

Bhagavad Gita As It Is -
Chapter 18 Text 5
yajna-dana-tapah-karma
na tyajyam karyam eva tat
yajno danam tapas caiva
pavanani manisinam

yajna--of sacrifice; dana--charity; tapah--and penance; karma--activity; na--never; tyajyam--to be given up; karyam--must be done; eva--certainly; tat--that; yajnah--sacrifice; danam--charity; tapah--penance; ca--also; eva--certainly; pavanani--purifying; manisinam--even for the great souls.

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.

JOURNAL:

I am trying to bring my life to the platform of goodness. Srila Prabhupada, in his purport to this sloka, points out that; All prescribed sacrifices are meant for achieving the Supreme Lord. Therefore, in the lower stages, they should not be given up.