Bhagavad Gita · Chapter 4, verse 26 · Krishna
Bhagavad Gita 4.26 · Shrotradinindriyanyanye
श्रोत्रादीनीन्द्रियाण्यन्ये संयमाग्निषु जुह्वति ।
शब्दादीन्विषयानन्य इन्द्रियाग्निषु जुह्वति ॥
śrotrādīnīndriyāṇyanye saṃyamāgniṣu juhvati |
śabdādīnviṣayānanya indriyāgniṣu juhvati ||
Translation
Some offer hearing and the other senses into the fires of restraint; others offer sound and the other objects of sense into the fires of the senses.
Context
Spoken by Krishna in chapter 4, Jnana Karma Sannyasa Yoga — “The Yoga of Knowledge and the Renunciation of Action”, which has 42 verses.
Frequently asked questions
What does Bhagavad Gita 4.26 mean?
Some offer hearing and the other senses into the fires of restraint; others offer sound and the other objects of sense into the fires of the senses.
Who speaks Bhagavad Gita 4.26?
Krishna, speaking to Arjuna, in chapter 4, Jnana Karma Sannyasa Yoga (The Yoga of Knowledge and the Renunciation of Action).
Sanskrit text: traditional, public domain. Translation and explanation are our own.