Bhagavad Gita · 4.25
॥
Devanāgarī
दैवमेवापरे यज्ञं योगिनः पर्युपासते ।
ब्रह्माग्नावपरे यज्ञं यज्ञेनैवोपजुह्वति ॥
Transliteration (IAST)
daivam evāpare yajñaṁ yoginaḥ paryupāsate |
brahmāgnāv apare yajñaṁ yajñenaivopajuhvati ||
Word-by-word
SanskritIASTMeaning
दैवम्daivamto the demigods (devas)
एवevaonly
अपरेapareothers
यज्ञम्yajñamsacrifice
योगिनःyoginaḥthe yogīs (in this case, the karma-yogīs)
पर्युपासतेparyupāsatethey perform worship, they venerate
ब्रह्माग्नौbrahma-agnauinto the fire (agnau) of Brahman
अपरेapareothers
यज्ञम्yajñamsacrifice (here: their own ‘self’)
यज्ञेनyajñenathrough sacrifice
एवevaindeed
उपजुह्वतिupajuhvatithey offer in sacrifice
Translation
“Some yogīs perform sacrifices, worshiping the demigods. Others offer their very self as a sacrifice into the fire of Brahman.”
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