Chapter 4 · Verse 25 · Jnana Karma Sanyasa Yoga
Bhagavad Gita 4.25
Sanskrit
दैवमेवापरे यज्ञं योगिनः पर्युपासते। ब्रह्माग्नावपरे यज्ञं यज्ञेनैवोपजुह्वति।।4.25।।
Transliteration
daivam evāpare yajñaṁ yoginaḥ paryupāsate brahmāgnāvapare yajñaṁ yajñenaivopajuhvati
In plain words
You're exhausted because you think your sacrifice has to look a certain way—the right job, the perfect ritual, the flawless performance. Krishna says: every broken action offered with an honest heart is sacred. The mother awake at 3 a.m. with worry, the person showing up to work despite despair, the one trying again after failure—these are not lesser sacrifices. Your life itself, exactly as it is, can be the altar.
Word by Word
Krishna reveals the infinite pathways of sacrifice available to the sincere seeker—some worship the divine through rituals and celestial forces, while others make the supreme offering of their very actions into the fire of wisdom. The Self itself becomes both the altar and the flame, the offering and the one who offers.
In your daily life, this teaches you that every deed can become sacred worship when performed with awareness and surrender to something greater than your separate self.
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Bhagavad Gita 4.25 — BG 4.25
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