Chapter 4 · Knowledge and Renunciation of Action

श्रीकृष्णŚrī Kṛṣṇa speaks

Text 4.24

ब्रह्मार्पणं ब्रह्म हविर्ब्रह्माग्नौ ब्रह्मणा हुतम् ब्रह्मैव तेन गन्तव्यं ब्रह्मकर्मसमाधिना

brahmārpaṇaṁ brahma havir brahmāgnau brahmaṇā hutam brahmaiva tena gantavyaṁ brahma-karma-samādhinā

Recitation · Text 4.24
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Word-for-Word Śabda-Artha (15 words)

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Purport Overview & Key Insights

A verse where every element collapses into one: the offering is Brahman, the oblation is Brahman, the fire is Brahman, and Brahman is what is reached. For one wholly absorbed in that, the distinction between act, instrument and goal stops holding.

✨ Devotional Takeaway:For someone wholly absorbed, the distinction between the act, the instrument and the goal stops holding.