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 ||
ਬ੍ਰਾਹਮਣ ਨੇ ਆਖਿਆ—ਜੋ ਵਿਦਵਾਨ ਬੁੱਧੀ ਵਿੱਚ ਜਾਗਰੂਕ ਹਨ, ਉਨ੍ਹਾਂ ਦੇ ਪ੍ਰਾਣ ਆਦਿ ਵਿਧੀ ਅਨੁਸਾਰ ਆਪਣੇ-ਆਪਣੇ ਸਥਾਨ ਨੂੰ ਜਾਣਦੇ ਹਨ; ਉਹ ਗੁਣ ਦੇਵਤਾ-ਰੂਪ ਹੋ ਕੇ ਸਦਾ ਹਵਿ ਦਾ ਭੋਗ ਕਰਦੇ ਹਨ।
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.