Bhagavad Gita · 4.24
॥
Devanāgarī
ब्रह्मार्पणं ब्रह्म हविर्ब्रह्माग्नौ ब्रह्मणा हुतम् ।
ब्रह्मैव तेन गन्तव्यं ब्रह्मकर्मसमाधिना ॥
Transliteration (IAST)
brahmārpaṇaṁ brahma havir brahmāgnau brahmaṇā hutam |
brahmaiva tena gantavyaṁ brahma-karma-samādhinā ||
Word-by-word
SanskritIASTMeaning
ब्रह्मार्पणम्brahma-arpaṇamBrahman is the offering (arpaṇam, i.e., the ladle)
ब्रह्म हविःbrahma haviḥBrahman is the sacrificial ghee (haviḥ)
ब्रह्माग्नौbrahma-agnauinto the fire (agnau) that is Brahman
ब्रह्मणाbrahmaṇāby Brahman (by the one who makes the offering)
हुतम्hutamoffered
ब्रह्म एवbrahma evatruly Brahman
तेनtenaby him [such a person]
गन्तव्यम्gantavyamhe will attain
ब्रह्मकर्मसमाधिनाbrahma-karma-samādhināone who is fully absorbed (samādhinā) in activity (karma) that is Brahman
Translation
“For one who is fully absorbed in divine activity, the very offering is Brahman, the sacrificial ghee is Brahman, it is offered by Brahman into the fire that is Brahman. And truly, such a person attains Brahman, for he is wholly immersed in deeds that are themselves Brahman.”
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