BG 4.24

ब्रह्मार्पणं ब्रह्म हविर्ब्रह्माग्नौ ब्रह्मणा हुतम् ।
ब्रह्मैव तेन गन्तव्यं ब्रह्मकर्मसमाधिना ॥
brahmārpaṇaṁ brahma havir brahmāgnau brahmaṇā hutam
brahmaiva tena gantavyaṁ brahma-karma-samādhinā

Word-for-word meanings

arpaṇam — the ladle;  brahma — [is] Brahman;  haviḥ — the oblation;  brahma — [is] Brahman;  agnau — the sacrificial fire in which [the offering is made];  brahma — [is] Brahman;  brahmaṇā — the priest by whom [the sacrifice is performed is Brahman];  hutam — [and] the act of offering oblations [is Brahman];  brahma eva — Brahman alone;  gantavyam — is to be attained;  tena — by that person;  samādhinā — whose consciousness is absorbed;  brahma-karma — [in] sacrificial action which is of the nature of Brahman.

Translation

The ladle is Brahman, the oblation is Brahman, the sacrificial fire in which the offering is made is Brahman, the priest by whom the sacrifice is performed is Brahman, and the act of offering oblations is Brahman. Brahman alone is to be attained by that person whose consciousness is absorbed in sacrificial action which is of the nature of Brahman.

Watch Video Explanations

Raise a Query

Sign In to Post

No questions yet

Be the first reader to ask about this verse.