Shloka 4
Adhyaya 16 — Surya's Dynasty
तम् अनुष्ठाय विधिवद् विहायाग्निपरिग्रहम् ।
आत्मन्यात्मानमाधाय निर्द्वन्द्वो निष्परिग्रहः ॥
tam anuṣṭhāya vidhi-vad vihāyāgni-parigraham |
ātmany ātmānam ādhāya nirdvandvo niṣparigrahaḥ ||
तत् सम्यगनुष्ठाय यज्ञाग्निपरिचर्यां परित्यज्यात्मानमात्मनि निधेहि; द्वन्द्वातीतो निरपरिग्रहो भव।
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FAQs
The verse contrasts external ritual maintenance with inner realization: the ethical demand is simplification and non-grasping; the yogic demand is steady abidance in the Self beyond dualities.
Dharma/upadeśa layer: an instructional insertion rather than sarga/pratisarga/vaṃśa/manvantara/vaṃśānucarita.
“Abandoning the fires” can be read as shifting from outer sacrificial fire to inner fire of knowledge, where the ‘offering’ is the restless mind into the clarity of ātman.