Verse 4.26
Speaker: Krishna
Sanskrit
श्रोत्रादीनीन्द्रियाण्यन्ये संयमाग्निषु जुह्वति। शब्दादीन्विषयानन्य इन्द्रियाग्निषु जुह्वति।।
Transliteration (IAST)
śrotrādīnīndriyāṇy anye saṁyamāgniṣu juhvati śabdādīn viṣayān anya indriyāgniṣu juhvati
Word-by-Word Meanings
śrotrādīni-hearing and other
indriyāṇi-senses
saṁyama-restraint
agniṣu-in the fires
juhvati-offer
viṣayān-sense objects
Translation
Some offer hearing and other senses as sacrifice in the fire of restraint, and others offer sound and other sense objects as sacrifice in the fire of the senses.
Commentary
Two complementary approaches to sense mastery are described: some withdraw the senses from their objects (pratyāhāra), while others engage the senses with objects in a spirit of offering. Both are valid forms of yajña when performed with awareness and dedication.
Themes
yogakarmajnana