Verse 4.27
सर्वाणीन्द्रियकर्माणि प्राणकर्माणि चापरे ।
आत्मसंयमयोगाग्नौ जुह्वति ज्ञानदीपिते ॥
Transliteration
sarvāṇīndriyakarmāṇi prāṇakarmāṇi cāpare |
ātmasaṃyamayogāgnau juhvati jñānadīpite ||
By Sanskrit System · Machine draft · @indic-transliteration/sanscript 1.3.3
Translation
Others again sacrifice all the functions of the senses and those of the breath (vital energy or Prana) in the fire of the Yoga of self-restraint kindled by knowledge.
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Others offer all the actions of the senses and of the life breath into the fire of the yoga of self-restraint, kindled by knowledge.
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
Another sacrifice is described, going deeper than the previous ones. Here seekers offer all the activities of the senses and of prāṇa, the vital breath that sustains life, into the fire of ātmasaṃyamayoga, the discipline of self-restraint, which is set alight by knowledge. This points to meditative practice in which the whole of one's outward and vital activity is gathered and stilled. The mention of knowledge as the kindling of the fire shows that such restraint is not mere suppression but is guided by understanding.
By Sanskrit System · Machine draft · claude-opus-5-5 · 2026-11-08