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Chapter 4 · Verse 31 · Jnana Karma Sanyasa Yoga

Bhagavad Gita 4.31

devotional Karma & Action Jnana & Wisdom Moksha & Liberation

Sanskrit

यज्ञशिष्टामृतभुजो यान्ति ब्रह्म सनातनम्। नायं लोकोऽस्त्ययज्ञस्य कुतो़ऽन्यः कुरुसत्तम।।4.31।।

Transliteration

yajña-śhiṣhṭāmṛita-bhujo yānti brahma sanātanam nāyaṁ loko ’styayajñasya kuto ’nyaḥ kuru-sattama

Word by Word

yajña-śhiṣhṭa amṛita-bhujaḥ they partake of the nectarean remnants of sacrifice
yānti go
brahma the Absolute Truth
sanātanam eternal
na never
ayam this
lokaḥ planet
asti is
ayajñasya for one who performs no sacrifice
kutaḥ how
anyaḥ other (world)
kuru-sat-tama best of the Kurus, Arjun
Simplified Perspective

Krishna reveals the profound secret: those who offer themselves completely through sacrifice—whether action, breath, or ego—taste the nectar of eternity and merge with Brahman, the timeless Absolute. This is not mere ritual; it is the dissolution of the separate self into the infinite.

For us today, every intentional act offered without grasping at results becomes a sacrifice that sanctifies our lives and awakens us to our true nature.

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Bhagavad Gita 4.31 — BG 4.31

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Sanskrit text from the Bhagavad Gita (public domain). Commentary © Mahakatha.

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