Bhagavad Gita 4.28

Chapter 4, Verse 28

Part of 4: Jñāna Karm Sanyās Yog — ज्ञानकर्मसंन्यासयोग

द्रव्ययज्ञास्तपोयज्ञा योगयज्ञास्तथापरे। स्वाध्यायज्ञानयज्ञाश्च यतयः संशितव्रताः॥

Transliteration

dravya-yajñās tapo-yajñā yoga-yajñās tathāpare swādhyāya-jñāna-yajñāśh cha yatayaḥ sanśhita-vratāḥ

Meaning

Others again offer wealth, austerity, and Yoga as sacrifice, while ascetics of self-restraint and rigid vows offer the study of scriptures and knowledge as sacrifice.

Word-by-word meaning

dravya-yajñāḥ — offering one’s own wealth as sacrificetapaḥ-yajñāḥ — offering severe austerities as sacrificeyoga-yajñāḥ — performance of eight-fold path of yogic practices as sacrificetathā — thusapare — othersswādhyāya — cultivating knowledge by studying the scripturesjñāna-yajñāḥ — those offer cultivation of transcendental knowledge as sacrificecha — alsoyatayaḥ — these asceticssanśhita-vratāḥ — observing strict vows

Commentary

Some do sacrifice by distributing their wealth to the deserving as charity some offer their Tapas (austerities) as sacrifice some practise the eight limbs of Raja Yoga, viz.? Yama (the five great vows)? Niyama (the canons of conduct)? Asana (posture)? Pranayama (restraint of breath)? Pratyahara (withdrawal of the senses)? Dharana (concentration)? Dhyana (meditation) and Samadhi (superconscious state), and offer this Yoga as a sacrifice some study the scriptures and offer it as sacrifice.

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Others again offer wealth, austerity, and Yoga as sacrifice, while ascetics of self-restraint and rigid vows offer the study of scriptures and knowledge as sacrifice.

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This is verse 28 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.