Shloka 8
Cāturhotra as Inner Sacrifice (Yoga-Yajña) and Nārāyaṇa Recitation
विदुषां बुध्यमानानां स्वं स्व स्थानं यथाविधि । गुणास्ते देवताभूता: सततं भुठ्जते हवि:
viduṣāṁ budhyamānānāṁ svaṁ sva sthānaṁ yathāvidhi | guṇās te devatābhūtāḥ satataṁ bhuñjate haviḥ ||
The Brahmin said: “In the case of the wise—those who are truly awake in understanding—the vital functions (such as the life-breath and the senses) recognize, each in its own proper way, their respective stations according to rule. Those qualities, having become as deities, continually partake of the oblation.”
ब्राह्मण उवाच
Educational Q&A
True wisdom is shown by inner order: the faculties and life-forces remain established in their proper functions according to dharma/vidhi. When harmonized, these very qualities are treated as ‘deities’ that receive the offering—suggesting that disciplined living turns one’s inner life into a well-governed sacrifice.
A Brahmin speaker is explaining a doctrinal point using sacrificial imagery: in the wise, the constituents/faculties know their rightful places, and as deities they continually ‘enjoy the oblation.’ The verse frames inner psychological-spiritual regulation in the language of yajña.