Verse 4.27
Speaker: Krishna
Sanskrit
सर्वाणीन्द्रियकर्माणि प्राणकर्माणि चापरे। आत्मसंयमयोगाग्नौ जुह्वति ज्ञानदीपिते।।
Transliteration (IAST)
sarvāṇīndriya-karmāṇi prāṇa-karmāṇi cāpare ātma-saṁyama-yogāgnau juhvati jñāna-dīpite
Word-by-Word Meanings
indriya-karmāṇi-functions of the senses
prāṇa-karmāṇi-functions of the life breath
ātma-saṁyama-self-restraint
yogāgnau-in the fire of yoga
juhvati-offer
jñāna-dīpite-kindled by knowledge
Translation
Others, who are interested in achieving self-realization through control of the mind and senses, offer the functions of all the senses and of the life breath as oblations into the fire of the controlled mind.
Commentary
This verse describes the yoga of complete self-mastery where all sensory and vital functions are offered into the fire of self-discipline illumined by knowledge. It represents an advanced stage where the practitioner's entire psychophysical existence becomes a continuous offering.
Themes
yogajnanakarma