Bhagavad Gita Chapter 4 Verse 25 (4.25)
Bhagavad Gita Chapter 4 Verse 25 (4.25)
दैवमेवापरे यज्ञं योगिनः पर्युपासते । ब्रह्माग्नावपरे यज्ञं यज्ञेनैवोपजुह्वति | | ४-२५ | |
daivamevāpare yajñaṁ yoginaḥ paryupāsate brahmāgnāvapare yajñaṁ yajñenaivopajuhvati
Word-by-word guide:
Line 1:
- दैवम्
(daivam)— कुछ देव शक्तियों को यज्ञ अर्पित करते हैं(some offer sacrifice to divine powers) -
evjoined in daivamevāpare - अपरे
(apare)— अन्य ब्रह्म अग्नि में(others in the fire of Brahman) - यज्ञम्
(yajnam)— यज्ञ को यज्ञ से अर्पित करते हैं(offer sacrifice itself by sacrifice) - योगिनः
(yoginah)— योगी इस प्रकार उपासना करते हैं(yogis worship in this way) - पर्युपासते
(paryupasate)— योगी इस प्रकार उपासना करते हैं(yogis worship in this way)
Line 2:
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brahjoined in brahmāgnāvapare - माम्
(mam)— मुझको(Me) -
gjoined in brahmāgnāvapare - न
(na)— नहीं(not) -
vjoined in brahmāgnāvapare - अपरे
(apare)— अन्य ब्रह्म अग्नि में(others in the fire of Brahman) - यज्ञम्
(yajnam)— यज्ञ को यज्ञ से अर्पित करते हैं(offer sacrifice itself by sacrifice) - यएन
(yajnena)— यज्ञ को यज्ञ से अर्पित करते हैं(offer sacrifice itself by sacrifice) -
ivopajuhjoined in yajñenaivopajuhvati - वत्
(vat)— वाला(possessing) -
ijoined in yajñenaivopajuhvati
English: Some sages worship to the Powers; others offer themselves on the alter of the eternal.
Learnings from Shloka 25:
- Degrees of Devotion:: Understand that spiritual practices range from material rituals to deep internal contemplation.
- Self-Offering:: The highest sacrifice is offering our ego and personal will to the supreme truth.
Gita/Sanskrit Language Quiz
Practice this shloka vocabularyMatch Sanskrit words from shloka 4.25 with their Hindi and English meanings.
Practice vocabulary
There are different levels of Yajna or sacrifice. While some perform external rituals to honor cosmic forces, advanced seekers offer their limited sense of self into the infinite fire of the Supreme Reality.