‘Action with defect should be abandoned’, thus say some sages. Others say that the action of sacrifice, charity and austerity should not be abandoned.

Two opinions. Eke (some) say tyājyam — all actions with doṣa (defect) should be abandoned, that is, actions that generate attachment and karma.

Apare (others) say that yajña-dāna-tapaḥ-karma — the actions of sacrifice, charity and austerity — na tyājyam — should not be abandoned. They are nitya-karma (permanent duties) that purify and sustain the world. Kṛṣṇa will resolve this tension.