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Bhagavad Gita 4.25

दैवमेवापरे यज्ञं योगिनः पर्युपासते। ब्रह्माग्नावपरे यज्ञं यज्ञेनैवोपजुह्वति।।

daivam evāpare yajñaṁ yoginaḥ paryupāsate brahmāgnāvapare yajñaṁ yajñenaivopajuhvati

Word-by-Word

SanskritTransliterationMeaning
daivamdaivamthe celestial gods
evaevaindeed
apareapareothers
yajñamyajñamsacrifice
yoginaḥyoginaḥspiritual practioners
paryupāsateparyupāsateworship
brahmabrahmaof the Supreme Truth
agnauagnauin the fire
apareapareothers
yajñamyajñamsacrifice
yajñenayajñenaby sacrifice
evaevaindeed
upajuhvatiupajuhvatioffer

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.

कोई योगीजन देवताओं के पूजनरूप यज्ञ को ही करते हैं ; और दूसरे (ज्ञानीजन) ब्रह्मरूप अग्नि में यज्ञ के द्वारा यज्ञ को हवन करते हैं।।