दैवमेवापरे यज्ञं योगिनः पर्युपासते। ब्रह्माग्नावपरे यज्ञं यज्ञेनैवोपजुह्वति।।4.25।।
daivam evāpare yajñaṁ yoginaḥ paryupāsate brahmāgnāvapare yajñaṁ yajñenaivopajuhvati
daivam—the celestial gods; eva—indeed; apare—others; yajñam—sacrifice; yoginaḥ—spiritual practioners; paryupāsate—worship; brahma—of the Supreme Truth; agnau—in the fire; apare—others; yajñam—sacrifice; yajñena—by sacrifice; eva—indeed; upajuhvati—offer
Note: To choose translators and commentators for contents below, go to Settings
In English by Swami Adidevananda
Some yogis resort only to the sacrifice relating to gods; others offer sacrifice into the fire of Brahman solely through sacrifice.
In English by Swami Sivananda
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.
In Hindi by Swami Ramsukhdas
।।4.25।। अन्य योगीलोग भगवदर्पणरूप यज्ञका ही अनुष्ठान करते हैं और दूसरे योगीलोग ब्रह्मरूप अग्निमें विचाररूप यज्ञके द्वारा ही जीवात्मारूप यज्ञका हवन करते हैं।
In English by Swami Sivananda
4.25 दैवम् pertaining to Devas, एव only, अपरे some, यज्ञम् sacrifice, योगिनः Yogis, पर्युपासते perform, ब्रह्माग्नौ in the fire of Brahman, अपरे others, यज्ञम् sacrifice, यज्ञेन by sacrifice, एव verily, उपजुह्वति offer as sacrifice.Commentary Some Yogis who are devoted to Karma Yoga perform sacrificial rites to the shining ones or Devas (gods). The second Yajna is JnanaYajna or the wisdom sacrifice performed by those who are devoted to Jnana Yoga. The oblation in this sacrifice is the Self. Yajna here means the Self. The Upadhis or the limiting adjuncts such as the physical body, the mind, the intellect, etc., which are superimposed on Brahman through ignorance are sublated and the identity of the individual soul with the Supreme Soul or Brahman is realised. To sacrifice the self in Brahman is to know through direct cognition (Aparoksha Anubhuti) that the individual soul is identical with Brahman. This is the highest Yajna. Those who are established in Brahman, those who have realised their oneness with the Supreme Soul or Paramatma perform this kind of sacrifice. This is superior to all other sacrifices.
In Hindi by Swami Ramsukhdas
।।4.25।। व्याख्या--'दैवमेवापरे यज्ञं योगिनः पर्युपासते'-- पूर्वश्लोकमें भगवान्ने सर्वत्र ब्रह्मदर्शनरूप यज्ञ करनेवाले साधकका वर्णन किया। यहाँ भगवान् 'अपरे' पदसे उससे भिन्न प्रकारके यज्ञ करनेवाले साधकोंका वर्णन करते हैं।यहाँ 'योगिनः' पद यज्ञार्थ कर्म करनेवाले निष्काम साधकोंके लिये आया है।सम्पूर्ण क्रियाओं तथा पदार्थोंको अपना और अपने लिये न मानकर उन्हें केवल भगवान्का और भगवान्के लिये ही मानना 'दैवयज्ञ' अर्थात् भगवदर्पणरूप यज्ञ है। भगवान् देवोंके भी देव हैं ,इसलिये सब कुछ उनके अर्पण कर देनेको ही यहाँ 'दैवयज्ञ' कहा गया है।किसी भी क्रिया और पदार्थमें किञ्चिन्मात्र भी आसक्ति, ममता और कामना न रखकर उन्हें सर्वथा भगवान्का मानना ही दैवयज्ञका भलीभाँति अनुष्ठान करना है।'ब्रह्माग्नावपरे यज्ञं यज्ञेनैवोपजुह्वति'--इस श्लोकके पूर्वार्धमें बताये गये दैवयज्ञसे भिन्न दूसरे यज्ञका वर्णन करनेके लिये यहाँ 'अपरे' पद आया है।चेतनका जडसे तादात्म्य होनेके कारण ही उसे जीवात्मा कहते हैं। विवेक-विचारपूर्वक जडसे सर्वथा विमुख होकर परमात्मामें लीन हो जानेको यहाँ यज्ञ कहा गया है। लीन होनेका तात्पर्य है--परमात्मतत्त्वसे भिन्न अपनी स्वतन्त्र सत्ता किञ्चिन्मात्र न रखना।