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Bhagavad Gita 4.25
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Sanskrit
दैवमेवापरे यज्ञं योगिनः पर्युपासते।
ब्रह्माग्नावपरे यज्ञं यज्ञेनैवोपजुह्वति
ब्रह्माग्नावपरे यज्ञं यज्ञेनैवोपजुह्वति
Transliteration
daivam evāpare yajñaṁ yoginaḥ paryupāsate
brahmāgnāvapare yajñaṁ yajñenaivopajuhvati
brahmāgnāvapare yajñaṁ yajñenaivopajuhvati
Synonyms
śrotra: ādīni — such as the hearing process;
indriyāṇi: senses;
anye: others;
saṁyama: of restraint;
agniṣu: in the fires;
juhvati: offer;
śabda: ādīn — sound vibration, etc.;
viṣayān: objects of sense gratification;
anye: others;
indriya: of the sense organs;
agniṣu: in the fires;
juhvati: they sacrifice .;
English Meaning
Some [the unadulterated brahmacārīs] sacrifice the hearing process and the senses in the fire of mental control, and others [the regulated householders] sacrifice the objects of the senses in the fire of the senses.
Life Theme
Knowledge and Action
Life Application
Learning from mentors and applying knowledge in practical life decisions.