BG 4.25

दैवमेवापरे यज्ञं योगिनः पर्युपासते ।
ब्रह्माग्नावपरे यज्ञं यज्ञेनैवोपजुह्वति ॥
daivam evāpare yajñaṁ yoginaḥ paryupāsate
brahmāgnāv apare yajñaṁ yajñenaivopajuhvati

Word-for-word meanings

apare — others;  yoginaḥ — the karma-yogīs;  paryupāsate — engage in consummate worship;  yajñam — [through] sacrificial rites;  daivam eva — intended exclusively for the devas;  apare — others [the jñāna-yogīs];  upajuhvati — offer;  yajñam — the oblation [in the form of the self];  agnau — in the fire;  brahma — [of] Brahman;  yajñena eva — simply by the sacrifice [of uttering Praṇava].

Translation

Others, the karma-yogīs, engage in consummate worship through sacrificial rites intended exclusively for the devas. Others [the jñāna-yogīs] offer the self ( yajña) into the fire of Brahman simply by the sacrificial utterance of Praṇava* ( yajña).

Notes

* Praṇava is the primordial sound vibration called Oṁ.

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