Sacrifice: Renunciation and Surrender

Acts of sacrifice, benevolence, and austerity should not be given up, but should be performed, for they purify the aspiring soul.

— Shri Purohit Swami (1935), public domain

This draft lesson introduces Bhagavad Gita 18.5 through stronger key ideas from the verse: sacrifice, actions, should be abandoned. In the context of Renunciation and Surrender, learners connect Sanskrit vocabulary to the verse's teaching before applying it to daily choices. Review this draft before publication.