Chapter 4, Verse 26
Part of 4: Jñāna Karm Sanyās Yog — ज्ञानकर्मसंन्यासयोगश्रोत्रादीनीन्द्रियाण्यन्ये संयमाग्निषु जुह्वति। शब्दादीन्विषयानन्य इन्द्रियाग्निषु जुह्वति॥
Transliteration
śhrotrādīnīndriyāṇyanye sanyamāgniṣhu juhvati śhabdādīn viṣhayānanya indriyāgniṣhu juhvati
Meaning
Some again offer the organ of hearing and other senses as a sacrifice in the fire of restraint; others offer sound and other objects of the senses as a sacrifice in the fire of the senses.
Word-by-word meaning
śhrotra-ādīni — such as the hearing processindriyāṇi — sensesanye — otherssanyama — restraintagniṣhu — in the sacrficial firejuhvati — sacrificeśhabda-ādīn — sound vibration, etcviṣhayān — objects of sense-gratificationanye — othersindriya — of the sensesagniṣhu — in the firejuhvati — sacrifice
Commentary
Some Yogis are constantly engaged in restraining the senses. They gather their senses under the guidance of the Self and do not allow them to come in contact with the sensual objects. This is also an act of sacficie. Others direct their senses only to the pure and unforbidden objects of the senses. This is also a kind of sacrifice.
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What is the meaning of Bhagavad Gita Chapter 4, Verse 26?▼
Some again offer the organ of hearing and other senses as a sacrifice in the fire of restraint; others offer sound and other objects of the senses as a sacrifice in the fire of the senses.
Which chapter and verse of the Bhagavad Gita is this?▼
This is verse 26 of Chapter 4 (Jñāna Karm Sanyās Yog — Path of Knowledge and the Disciplines of Action) of the Bhagavad Gita, a scripture of 18 chapters and 700 verses spoken by Lord Krishna to Arjuna.