Bg. 4.27
Devanāgarī
सर्वाणीन्द्रियकर्माणि प्राणकर्माणि चापरे । आत्मसंयमयोगाग्नौ जुह्वति ज्ञानदीपिते ॥ २७ ॥
Synonyms
sarvāṇi—of all;indriya—the senses;karmāṇi—functions;prāṇa-karmāṇi—functions of the life breath;ca—also;apare—others;ātma-saṁyama—of controlling the mind;yoga—the linking process;agnau—in the fire of;juhvati—offer;jñāna-dīpite—because of the urge for self-realization.
Translation
Others, who are interested in achieving self-realization through control of the mind and senses, offer the functions of all the senses, and of the life breath, as oblations into the fire of the controlled mind.
Purport
Others, who are interested in achieving self-realization through control of the mind and senses, offer the functions of all the senses, and of the life breath, as oblations into the fire of the controlled mind.
Theyogasystem conceived by Patañjali is referred to herein. In theYoga-sūtraof Patañjali, the soul is calledpratyag-ātmāandparāg-ātmā.As long as the soul is attached to sense enjoyment it is calledparāg-ātmā,but as soon as the same soul becomes detached from such sense enjoyment it is calledpratyag-ātmā.The soul is subjected to the functions of ten kinds of air at work within the body, and this is perceived through the breathing system. The Patañjali system ofyogainstructs one on how to control the functions of the body’s air in a technical manner so that ultimately all the functions of the air within become favorable for purifying the soul of material attachment. According to thisyogasystem,pratyag-ātmāis the ultimate goal. Thispratyag-ātmāis withdrawn from activities in matter. The senses interact with the sense objects, like the ear for hearing, eyes for seeing, nose for smelling, tongue for tasting, and hand for touching, and all of them are thus engaged in activities outside the self. They are called the functions of theprāṇa-vāyu.Theapāna-vāyugoes downwards,vyāna-vāyuacts to shrink and expand,samāna-vāyuadjusts equilibrium,udāna-vāyugoes upwards – and when one is enlightened, one engages all these in searching for self-realization.
Theyogasystem conceived by Patañjali is referred to herein. In theYoga-sūtraof Patañjali, the soul is calledpratyag-ātmāandparāg-ātmā.As long as the soul is attached to sense enjoyment it is calledparāg-ātmā,but as soon as the same soul becomes detached from such sense enjoyment it is calledpratyag-ātmā.The soul is subjected to the functions of ten kinds of air at work within the body, and this is perceived through the breathing system. The Patañjali system ofyogainstructs one on how to control the functions of the body’s air in a technical manner so that ultimately all the functions of the air within become favorable for purifying the soul of material attachment. According to thisyogasystem,pratyag-ātmāis the ultimate goal. Thispratyag-ātmāis withdrawn from activities in matter. The senses interact with the sense objects, like the ear for hearing, eyes for seeing, nose for smelling, tongue for tasting, and hand for touching, and all of them are thus engaged in activities outside the self. They are called the functions of theprāṇa-vāyu.Theapāna-vāyugoes downwards,vyāna-vāyuacts to shrink and expand,samāna-vāyuadjusts equilibrium,udāna-vāyugoes upwards – and when one is enlightened, one engages all these in searching for self-realization.
Theyogasystem conceived by Patañjali is referred to herein. In theYoga-sūtraof Patañjali, the soul is calledpratyag-ātmāandparāg-ātmā.As long as the soul is attached to sense enjoyment it is calledparāg-ātmā,but as soon as the same soul becomes detached from such sense enjoyment it is calledpratyag-ātmā.The soul is subjected to the functions of ten kinds of air at work within the body, and this is perceived through the breathing system. The Patañjali system ofyogainstructs one on how to control the functions of the body’s air in a technical manner so that ultimately all the functions of the air within become favorable for purifying the soul of material attachment. According to thisyogasystem,pratyag-ātmāis the ultimate goal. Thispratyag-ātmāis withdrawn from activities in matter. The senses interact with the sense objects, like the ear for hearing, eyes for seeing, nose for smelling, tongue for tasting, and hand for touching, and all of them are thus engaged in activities outside the self. They are called the functions of theprāṇa-vāyu.Theapāna-vāyugoes downwards,vyāna-vāyuacts to shrink and expand,samāna-vāyuadjusts equilibrium,udāna-vāyugoes upwards – and when one is enlightened, one engages all these in searching for self-realization.
Theyogasystem conceived by Patañjali is referred to herein. In theYoga-sūtraof Patañjali, the soul is calledpratyag-ātmāandparāg-ātmā.As long as the soul is attached to sense enjoyment it is calledparāg-ātmā,but as soon as the same soul becomes detached from such sense enjoyment it is calledpratyag-ātmā.The soul is subjected to the functions of ten kinds of air at work within the body, and this is perceived through the breathing system. The Patañjali system ofyogainstructs one on how to control the functions of the body’s air in a technical manner so that ultimately all the functions of the air within become favorable for purifying the soul of material attachment. According to thisyogasystem,pratyag-ātmāis the ultimate goal. Thispratyag-ātmāis withdrawn from activities in matter. The senses interact with the sense objects, like the ear for hearing, eyes for seeing, nose for smelling, tongue for tasting, and hand for touching, and all of them are thus engaged in activities outside the self. They are called the functions of theprāṇa-vāyu.Theapāna-vāyugoes downwards,vyāna-vāyuacts to shrink and expand,samāna-vāyuadjusts equilibrium,udāna-vāyugoes upwards – and when one is enlightened, one engages all these in searching for self-realization.