Sanskrit · Devanagari
दैवमेवापरे यज्ञं योगिनः पर्युपासते। ब्रह्माग्नावपरे यज्ञं यज्ञेनैवोपजुह्वति ॥
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daivamevāpare yajñaṃ yoginaḥ paryupāsate brahmāgnāvapare yajñaṃ yajñenaivopajuhvati
English witness
Kashinath Trimbak Telang, 1882and Brahman, too, is the goal to which he proceeds who meditates on Brahman in the action. Some devotees perform the sacrifice to the gods, some offer up the sacrifice by the sacrifice itself in the fire of Brahman.
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Śaṅkarācārya
।।4.25)दैवमेव देवा इज्यन्ते येन यज्ञेन असौ दैवो यज्ञः तमेव अपरे यज्ञं योगिनः कर्मिणः पर्युपासते कुर्वन्तीत्यर्थः। ब्रह्माग्नौ सत्यं ज्ञानमनन्तं ब्रह्म (तैत्ति0 उ0 2.1) विज्ञानमानन्दं ब्रह्म (बृह0 उ0 3.9.22) यत् साक्षादपरोक्षात् ब्रह्म य आत्मा सर्वान्तरः (बृह0 उ0 3.4.1) इत्यादिवचनोक्तम् अशनायादिसर्वसंसारधर्मवर्जितम् नेति नेति इति निरस्ताशेषविशेषं ब्रह्मशब्देन उच्यते। ब्रह्म च तत् अग्निश्च सः होमाधिकरणत्वविवक्षया ब्रह्माग्निः। तस्मिन् ब्रह्माग्नौ अपरे अन्ये ब्रह्मविदः यज्ञम् यज्ञशब्दवाच्य आत्मा आत्मनामसु यज्ञशब्दस्य पाठात् तम् आत्मानं यज्ञं परमार्थतः परमेव ब्रह्म सन्तं बुद्ध्याद्युपाधिसंयुक्तम् अध्यस्तसर्वोपाधिधर्मकम् आहुतिरूपं यज्ञेनैव आत्मनैव उक्तलक्षणेन उपजुह्वति प्रक्षिपन्ति सोपाधिकस्य आत्मनः निरुपाधिकेन परब्रह्मस्वरूपेणैव यद्दर्शनं स तस्मिन् होमः तं कुर्वन्ति ब्रह्मात्मैकत्वदर्शननिष्ठाः संन्यासिनः इत्यर्थः।।सोऽयं सम्यग्दर्शनलक्षणः यज्ञः दैवयज्ञादिषु यज्ञेषु उपक्षिप्यते ब्रह्मार्पणम् इत्यादिश्लोकैः प्रस्तुतः श्रेयान् द्रव्यमयाद्यज्ञात् ज्ञानयज्ञः परंतप (गीता 4.33) इत्यादिना स्तुत्यर्थम्
8aa83b8b683d…Rāmānuja
4.25 Some Karma Yogins resort to the sacrifice relating to gods, i.e., the sacrifice which takes the form of worshipping gods. The meaning is that they have steadfast devotion only in this. 'Others offer sacrifice into the fire of Brahman solely by means of sacrifice.' Here the term, 'sacrifice' is used in the sense of the oblation, the ladle etc., reired for performing a sacrifice and therefore they are said to constitute 'sacrificing.' These are of the nature of Brahman. 'Offer by means of sacrifice' indicates the ladle and other implements for the accomplishment of sacrifice.
04add83de863…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.
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