Shloka 25
ध्यानयोगः — Dhyāna-Yoga
Discipline of Meditation and Mental Restraint
दैवमेवापरे यज्ञ योगिन: पर्युपासते । ब्रह्माग्नावपरे यज्ञं यज्ञेनैवोपजुद्धति,दूसरे योगीजन देवताओंके पूजनरूप यज्ञका ही भलीभाँति अनुष्ठान किया करते हैं: और अन्य योगीजन परब्रह्म परमात्मरूप अग्निमें अभेददर्शनरूप यज्ञके द्वारा ही आत्मरूप यज्ञका हवन किया करते हैं
daivam evāpare yajñaṁ yoginaḥ paryupāsate | brahmāgnāv apare yajñaṁ yajñenaivopajuhvati ||
โยคีบางพวกบำเพ็ญยัญเป็นการบูชาเทพทั้งหลายโดยตรง; ส่วนโยคีอีกพวกหนึ่งเห็นพรหมันเป็นดั่งไฟ จึงถวายยัญลงในไฟแห่งพรหมันด้วยยัญนั้นเอง—เป็นการบูชาภายในที่อุทิศตนด้วยทัศนะไม่ทวิภาวะ.
अजुन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse distinguishes two sacrificial orientations among yogins: some perform worship as offerings to divine powers, while others internalize sacrifice by offering into Brahman itself—treating Brahman as the sacrificial fire and the act of sacrifice as the means of self-offering. Both are framed as legitimate disciplines when performed with reverence and insight.
In the teaching on karma-yoga and yajña, Arjuna (as presented in the supplied speaker line) describes different yogic practitioners and their sacrificial practices, setting up a broader explanation of how varied forms of sacrifice—outer and inner—can purify action and orient it toward liberation.