Learn·Chapter 4 · Knowledge, action and renunciation·Verse 25 of 42
Bhagavad Gītā 4.25, word by word
BG 4.25
दैवमेवापरे यज्ञं योगिनः पर्युपासते। ब्रह्माग्नावपरे यज्ञं यज्ञेनैवोपजुह्वति
daivam evāpare yajñaṁ yoginaḥ paryupāsate brahmāgnāvapare yajñaṁ yajñenaivopajuhvati
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In English
Some sages sacrifice to the powers, while others offer themselves on the altar of the eternal.
Translated by Shri Purohit Swami
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.
Translated by Swami Sivananda
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