सर्वाणीन्द्रियकर्माणि प्राणकर्माणि चापरे ।
आत्मसंयमयोगाग्नौ जुह्वति ज्ञानदीपिते ॥
आत्मसंयमयोगाग्नौ जुह्वति ज्ञानदीपिते ॥
Hindi · हिन्दी
अन्य योगीलोग सम्पूर्ण इन्द्रियोंकी क्रियाओंको और प्राणोंकी क्रियाओंको ज्ञानसे प्रकाशित आत्मसंयमयोगरूप अग्निमें हवन किया करते हैं ॥
English
Others offer all the activities of the senses and the life-force into the fire of self-control, lit by knowledge.
What this verse means
Some seekers train themselves so deeply that every sense activity and every life-force activity is offered into the fire of self-control, which is lit by knowledge.
Context & commentary
On the battlefield, Arjuna is frozen, and Krishna keeps unfolding the many forms of disciplined offering. After sense-restraint and mental sacrifice, he describes a subtler practice: turning all sensory and vital activity into self-mastery, with knowledge as the fire.
Why this verse still matters
Your hand reaches for the phone before you notice. Your breath shortens, your jaw tightens, your attention scatters. This verse points to a deeper training: not just stopping action, but mastering the energies that drive it.
The takeaway
Real mastery begins when even your impulses no longer run the show.
Word-by-word translation
सर्वाणि (all) / इन्द्रियकर्माणि (activities of the senses) / प्राणकर्माणि (activities of the life-force) / च (and) / अपरे (others) / आत्मसंयमयोगाग्नौ (in the fire of the yoga of self-control) / जुह्वति (offer as an oblation) / ज्ञानदीपिते (kindled by knowledge)
This verse is part of Bhagavad Gita Chapter 4: Jnana Karma Sanyasa Yoga — Knowledge and Renunciation of Action, which contains 42 verses.
Explore related themes: jnana (24 verses), indriya nigraha (14 verses)