Shloka 5
भीष्मविक्रमदर्शनं तथा क्रौञ्चारुणव्यूहविधानम् | Bhīṣma’s Ascendancy and the Organization of the Krauñcāruṇa Formation
यज्ञदानतप:कर्म न त्याज्यं कार्यमेव तत् । यज्ञो दानं तपश्चैव पावनानि मनीषिणाम्"
yajñadānatapaḥkarma na tyājyaṁ kāryam eva tat | yajño dānaṁ tapaś caiva pāvanāni manīṣiṇām ||
Handlungen des Opfers (yajña), der Gabe (dāna) und der Askese (tapas) dürfen nicht aufgegeben werden; vielmehr sind sie zu vollbringen. Denn Opfer, Gabe und Askese—diese drei—reinigen die Weisen.
अजुन उवाच
Educational Q&A
Even when discussing renunciation, one should not give up purifying duties—sacrifice (yajña), charity (dāna), and austerity (tapas). These actions cleanse the mind and character of the wise and support righteous living.
In the midst of the larger war-context of the Bhīṣma Parva, the discourse turns to ethical discipline: Arjuna states that certain foundational religious-ethical practices should remain obligatory rather than being abandoned in the name of renunciation.