Chapter 4 · Knowledge and Renunciation of Action

श्रीकृष्णŚrī Kṛṣṇa speaks

Text 4.27

सर्वाणीन्द्रियकर्माणि प्राणकर्माणि चापरे आत्मसंयमयोगाग्नौ जुह्वति ज्ञानदीपिते

sarvāṇīndriya-karmāṇi prāṇa-karmāṇi chāpare ātma-sanyama-yogāgnau juhvati jñāna-dīpite

Recitation · Text 4.27
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Purport Overview & Key Insights

Others offer the functions of the senses and of the life-breath into the fire of self-restraint — a fire described as kindled by knowledge. The detail matters: discipline without understanding is not the fire meant here.

✨ Devotional Takeaway:The fire is specified as kindled by knowledge — discipline without understanding is not what's meant.