Bhagavad Gita · Chapter 4, verse 27 · Krishna

Bhagavad Gita 4.27 · Sarvanindriyakarmani

सर्वाणीन्द्रियकर्माणि प्राणकर्माणि चापरे ।
आत्मसंयमयोगाग्नौ जुह्वति ज्ञानदीपिते ॥

sarvāṇīndriyakarmāṇi prāṇakarmāṇi cāpare |
ātmasaṃyamayogāgnau juhvati jñānadīpite ||

Translation

Others offer all the workings of the senses and of the life-breath into the fire of the yoga of self-control, kindled by knowledge.

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 4.27 mean?

Others offer all the workings of the senses and of the life-breath into the fire of the yoga of self-control, kindled by knowledge.

Who speaks Bhagavad Gita 4.27?

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.