Shloka 28
सूक्ष्मभूत-भूतात्मविज्ञानम्
Knowing the subtle principle and the bhūtātman through yoga
प्रादेशमात्रे हृदि निःसृतं यत् तस्मिन् प्राणानात्मयाजी जुहोति । तस्याग्निहोत्रं हुतमात्मसंस्थं सर्वेषु लोकेषु सदेवकेषु
prādeśamātre hṛdi niḥsṛtaṃ yat tasmin prāṇān ātmayājī juhoti | tasyāgnihotraṃ hutam ātmasaṃsthaṃ sarveṣu lokeṣu sadevakeṣu ||
毗耶娑说：行内祭之智者，将诸生命之力献入心中所生的觉知之焰——那仅一掌之境的内在光火。虽其阿耆尼火供（agnihotra）是在自身之内奉献，然以其与普遍我同一之故，此火供亦如同在诸天同在的一切世界中圆满成就；于是，由其自身诸气息得安息与满足，整个宇宙的生命之力也仿佛随之满足。
व्यास उवाच
Educational Q&A
External ritual is reinterpreted as an inner yajña: the wise person offers the prāṇas (including senses and mind) into the Self’s inner light in the heart. Because the realized person abides as the universal Self, this inward offering is said to be effective for all worlds, expressing the ethical ideal that self-mastery and inner purification have universal benefit.
Vyāsa is describing the practice and stature of a jñānī who performs ātma-yajña. The verse portrays a contemplative ‘agnihotra’ occurring within the heart-space, where the practitioner dissolves the functions of life and mind into consciousness, and it frames this as a cosmic act reaching even the realms of the gods.