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दैवमेवापरे यज्ञं योगिनः पर्युपासते। ब्रह्माग्नावपरे यज्ञं यज्ञेनैवोपजुह्वति।।4.25।।

daivam evāpare yajñaṁ yoginaḥ paryupāsate brahmāgnāvapare yajñaṁ yajñenaivopajuhvati

Sanskrit Chant Recitation
Chapter 4, Verse 25
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Sanskrit to English Translation

Translator:
Some yogis perform sacrifice to the gods alone; while others, who have realized the Self, offer the Self as sacrifice in the fire of Brahman alone.

A Reading - Rantideb

Why: some yogis perform sacrifice only to the gods, others offer the very act of sacrifice itself into the fire of Brahman, naming multiple legitimate forms sacrifice can take.

In life: generosity and devotion can be expressed through very different practices depending on a person's temperament, ritual, quiet giving, focused work, and none is automatically superior.

Teaching: find the specific form of offering or service that actually fits your temperament, rather than assuming there's one universally correct form everyone should use.

daivamthe celestial gods
evaindeed
apareothers
yajñamsacrifice
yoginaḥspiritual practioners
paryupāsateworship
brahmaof the Supreme Truth
agnauin the fire
apareothers
yajñamsacrifice
yajñenaby sacrifice
evaindeed
upajuhvatioffer

Deep Classical Commentary (Bhashya)

Author:
4.25 दैवम् pertaining to Devas? एव only? अपरे some? यज्ञम् sacrifice? योगिनः Yogis? पर्युपासते perform? ब्रह्माग्नौ in the fire of Brahman? अपरे others? यज्ञम् sacrifice? यज्ञेन by sacrifice? एव verily? उपजुह्वति offer as sacrifice.Commentary Some Yogis who are devoted to Karma Yoga perform sacrificial rites to the shining ones or Devas (gods). The second Yajna is JnanaYajna or the wisdom sacrifice performed by those who are devoted to Jnana Yoga. The oblation in this sacrifice is the Self. Yajna here means the Self. The Upadhis or the limiting adjuncts such as the physical body? the mind? the intellect? etc.? which are superimposed on Brahman through ignorance are sublated and the identity of the individual soul with the Supreme Soul or Brahman is realised. To sacrifice the self in Brahman is to know through direct cognition (Aparoksha Anubhuti) that the individual soul is identical with Brahman. This is the highest Yajna. Those who are established in Brahman? those who have realised their oneness with the Supreme Soul or Paramatma perform this kind of sacrifice. This is superior to all other sacrifices.