Verse 4.24
ब्रह्मार्पणं ब्रह्म हविर्ब्रह्माग्नौ ब्रह्मणा हुतम् ।
ब्रह्मैव तेन गन्तव्यं ब्रह्मकर्मसमाधिना ॥
Transliteration
brahmārpaṇaṃ brahma havirbrahmāgnau brahmaṇā hutam |
brahmaiva tena gantavyaṃ brahmakarmasamādhinā ||
By Sanskrit System · Machine draft · @indic-transliteration/sanscript 1.3.3
Translation
Brahman is the oblation; Brahman is the melted butter (ghee); by Brahman is the oblation poured into the fire of Brahman; Brahman verily shall be reached by him who always sees Brahman in action.
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The offering is Brahman, the oblation is Brahman, poured by Brahman into the fire that is Brahman. Brahman alone is reached by one who sees Brahman in all action.
By Sanskrit System · Machine draft · claude-opus-5-5 · 2026-11-08 · +1 more
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By Sanskrit System · Machine draft · claude-opus-5-5 · 2026-11-08
Explanation
This verse, often recited before meals, sees every part of a sacrifice as Brahman. The act of offering, the oblation, the fire, the one who offers, and the goal reached are all Brahman. Some traditions read this as the vision of non-duality, in which all distinctions are seen as one reality. Others read it as seeing the divine present in every element of action. In either reading, the verse shows how action performed with such awareness is no longer a source of bondage but a direct expression of the highest.
By Sanskrit System · Machine draft · claude-opus-5-5 · 2026-11-08