Chapter 4 · Knowledge and Renunciation of Action

श्रीकृष्णŚrī Kṛṣṇa speaks

Text 4.26

श्रोत्रादीनीन्द्रियाण्यन्ये संयमाग्निषु जुह्वति शब्दादीन्विषयानन्य इन्द्रियाग्निषु जुह्वति

śhrotrādīnīndriyāṇyanye sanyamāgniṣhu juhvati śhabdādīn viṣhayānanya indriyāgniṣhu juhvati

Recitation · Text 4.26
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Word-for-Word Śabda-Artha (12 words)

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Two more kinds: some offer the senses themselves into the fire of restraint, while others offer sense objects into the fire of the senses. The same equipment appears on both sides — what changes is which is being given up to which.

✨ Devotional Takeaway:The same equipment appears on both sides — what changes is which is being offered into which.