53. Bhagavad Gita I Chapter 4 Verses 25-28 I Swami Sarvapriyananda

Swami Sarvapriyananda teaches Verses 25-28, from the fourth chapter of the Bhagavad Gita. This series of talks unfolds the highest truths of Vedanta through the study of "The song of God".

🔆Bhagavad Gita: Chapter 4, Verse 25:
दैवमेवापरे यज्ञं योगिन: पर्युपासते |
ब्रह्माग्नावपरे यज्ञं यज्ञेनैवोपजुह्वति || 25||
daivam evāpare yajñaṁ yoginaḥ paryupāsate
brahmāgnāvapare yajñaṁ yajñenaivopajuhvati
🔴Some Yogins offer sacrifices to deities; others sacrifice in the fire of Brahman. by means of the sacrifice itself.

🔆Bhagavad Gita: Chapter 4, Verse 26:
श्रोत्रादीनीन्द्रियाण्यन्ये संयमाग्निषु जुह्वति |
शब्दादीन्विषयानन्य इन्द्रियाग्निषु जुह्वति || 26||
śhrotrādīnīndriyāṇyanye sanyamāgniṣhu juhvati
śhabdādīn viṣhayānanya indriyāgniṣhu juhvati
🔴Others sacrifice the senses, hearing, etc., in the fires of restraints; yet others sacrifice objects like sound in the fires of the senses.

🔆Bhagavad Gita: Chapter 4, Verse 27:
सर्वाणीन्द्रियकर्माणि प्राणकर्माणि चापरे |
आत्मसंयमयोगाग्नौ जुह्वति ज्ञानदीपिते || 27||
sarvāṇīndriya-karmāṇi prāṇa-karmāṇi chāpare
ātma-sanyama-yogāgnau juhvati jñāna-dīpite
🔴Yet others sacrifice all sense-activities and all activities of vital breaths in the fire of self-restraint, kindled by knowledge.

🔆Bhagavad Gita: Chapter 4, Verse 28:
द्रव्ययज्ञास्तपोयज्ञा योगयज्ञास्तथापरे |
स्वाध्यायज्ञानयज्ञाश्च यतय: संशितव्रता: || 28||
dravya-yajñās tapo-yajñā yoga-yajñās tathāpare
swādhyāya-jñāna-yajñāśh cha yatayaḥ sanśhita-vratāḥ
🔴Other ascetics, subject to severe disciplines, sacrifice their material possessions, their penances, spiritual exercises, prescribed lessons, and knowledge.

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[mokshajetley]

Jai Sri Ramakrishna Jai Sri Ramakrishna Jai Sri Ramakrishna Jai Sri Ramakrishna Jai Sri Ramakrishna

[shailjasharma]

So true . When I moved in to a smaller house from a big official residence we distributed more than half our things. We feel so great with the meager belongings I have

[poweruplifewithniteshgurnani]

thank you Swami ji for your love and wisdom :)

[beingspiritual]

Great reaching and teacher also.thank you

[anagha.aniruddha]

हरी: ऊॅं 🙏🏻

Namaskar Swami Sarvapriyanandaji 🙏🏻

[ksoldestaccount]

58:32 study is a high spiritual practice

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37:35 let it go . ... everyone mentality

[ksoldestaccount]

1:06:53 searching, curiosity is a powerful motivation: the swami techniques of making people read. "Find a couple words from one verse in someplace in the Gita".

[saicharan]

Very well explanations on verses of Gita ....

[sayonthonidastuhi]

Finished hearing with utmost gratitude 🙏

[ksoldestaccount]

31:59 rule: speak less, what is necessary, what is soft

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20:01 even eating the cookie is also sacrifice

[ksoldestaccount]

1:07:43 Swami Ranganathanandaji studied "zen and the brain" neuroscience because he had suffered a stroke and was interested in what was occurring in the brain .... and swami sarvapriyananda heard

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8:55 you do regular worship for purification of the mind

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10:35 one thing Swami Vivekananda says about having faith on yourself: complete works volume 5 page 314