Chapter 4 · Jnana Karma Sannyasa Yoga - The Yoga of Knowledge and Renunciation of ActionKrishna
Verse 25
श्रीमद्भगवद्गीता अध्याय 4, श्लोक 25
Sanskrit Shloka (श्लोक)
दैवमेवापरे यज्ञं योगिनः पर्युपासते।
ब्रह्माग्नावपरे यज्ञं यज्ञेनैवोपजुह्वति॥
Transliteration
Daivam-Eva-Apare Yajnam Yoginah Paryupasate.
Brahma-Agnav-Apare Yajnam Yajnena-Eva-Upajuhvati.
Word-by-Word Meaning (अन्वय)
दैवम्daivamworship of demigods
एवevacertainly
अपरेaparesome others
यज्ञम्yajnamsacrifice
योगिनःyoginahyogis
पर्युपासतेparyupasateworship/practice
ब्रह्माग्नौbrahma-agnauin the fire of Brahman
अपरेapareothers
यज्ञम्yajnamsacrifice
यज्ञेनyajnenaby sacrifice
उपजुह्वतिupajuhvatioffer
Hindi Translation (हिन्दी अर्थ)
कुछ योगी देवपूजारूपी यज्ञ का उपासना करते हैं; अन्य लोग ब्रह्मरूपी अग्नि में यज्ञ द्वारा ही यज्ञ का हवन करते हैं।
English Translation
Some yogis perform sacrifice by worshipping the demigods; others offer the self as sacrifice into the fire of Brahman by means of sacrifice itself.
Commentary (टीका)
Krishna begins describing various types of sacrifice (yajna) practiced by different seekers. Some worship the gods through ritual sacrifice, while the more advanced offer the very self into the fire of Brahman — meaning they see all their actions as an offering to the Supreme. This begins a series of verses cataloguing diverse spiritual practices, all of which are forms of sacred offering.