Chapter 4, Verse 28
Jnana Karma Sanyasa Yoga — Sanskrit shloka, transliteration, word meanings, English translation, and commentary.
Original Sanskrit verse
Transliteration
Word meanings
dravya-yajñāḥ—offering one’s own wealth as sacrifice; tapaḥ-yajñāḥ—offering severe austerities as sacrifice; yoga-yajñāḥ—performance of eight-fold path of yogic practices as sacrifice; tathā—thus; apare—others; swādhyāya—cultivating knowledge by studying the scriptures; jñāna-yajñāḥ—those offer cultivation of transcendental knowledge as sacrifice; cha—also; yatayaḥ—these ascetics; sanśhita-vratāḥ—observing strict vows
English translation
Others again offer wealth, austerity, and Yoga as sacrifice, while ascetics of self-restraint and rigid vows offer the study of scriptures and knowledge as sacrifice.
— Swami Sivananda
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Commentary
Some do sacrifice by distributing their wealth to the deserving as charity some offer their Tapas (austerities) as sacrifice some practise the eight limbs of Raja Yoga; viz.; Yama (the five great vows); Niyama (the canons of conduct); Asana (posture); Pranayama (restraint of breath); Pratyahara (withdrawal of the senses); Dharana (concentration); Dhyana (meditation) and Samadhi (superconscious state); and offer this Yoga as a sacrifice some study the scriptures and offer it as sacrifice.
Commentary by Swami Sivananda
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