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BG 4.28

द्रव्ययज्ञास्तपोयज्ञा योगयज्ञास्तथाऽपरे
स्वाध्यायज्ञानयज्ञाश्च यतयः संशितव्रताः

dravyayajñāstapoyajñā yogayajñāstathā'pare
svādhyāyajñānayajñāśca yatayaḥ saṃśitavratāḥ

TRANSLATION

Self-controlled and firm of resolve, others perform the sacrifice of material objects or austerities or Yoga; while others offer their scriptural study and knowledge.

PURPORT

Some Karma Yogins perform the sacrifice of material objects. Some worship the gods with materials honestly acquired. Some practise charity, some engage themselves in sacrifices and in making oblations into the sacred fire. All these perform sacrifice with material objects. Some do the sacrifice of austerity by devoting themselves to Krcchra, Candrayana, fast, etc. Others perform the sacrifice of Yoga. Some devote themselves to making pilgrimages to sacred sanctuaries and holy places. Here the term Yoga means pilgrimages to sacred sanctuaries and holy places as the context relates to aspects of Karma Yoga. Some are devoted to recitation of Vedic texts and some to learning their meaning. They are all devoted to the practice of self-control and of strict vows, i.e., they are men of steady resolution.