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Bhagavad Gita 4.30

Chapter 4, Verse 30

Part of 4: Jñāna Karm Sanyās Yogज्ञानकर्मसंन्यासयोग

अपरे नियताहाराः प्राणान्प्राणेषु जुह्वति। सर्वेऽप्येते यज्ञविदो यज्ञक्षपितकल्मषाः॥

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Transliteration

apare niyatāhārāḥ prāṇān prāṇeṣu juhvati sarve py 'ete yajña-vido yajña-kṣapita-kalmaṣāḥ

Meaning

ଅନ୍ୟ କେତେକ ଆହାର ନିୟନ୍ତ୍ରଣକାରୀ ପ୍ରାଣବାୟୁରେ ହିଁ ପ୍ରାଣବାୟୁକୁ ଯଜ୍ଞରୂପେ ଅର୍ପଣ କରନ୍ତି। ଏମାନେ ସମସ୍ତେ ଯଜ୍ଞଜ୍ଞ, ଯଜ୍ଞ ଦ୍ୱାରା ଏମାନଙ୍କ ପାପ ବିନଷ୍ଟ ହୁଏ।

Word-by-word meaning
apareothersniyatacontrolledāhārāḥeatingprāṇānoutgoing airprāṇeṣuin the outgoing airsarveallapialthough apparently differenteteall theseyajñavidaḥconversant with the purpose of performingyajñasacrificeskṣapitabeing cleansed of the result of such performanceskalmaṣāḥsinful reactionsjuhvatisacrifices.
Commentary

Niyataharah means persons of regulated or limited food. They take moderate food. By rigid dieting they control the passions and appetites by weakening the functions of the organs of action. Yogis pour the lifreaths as sacrifice in the controlled lifreath. The former becomes merged in the latter. Performance of the above sacrifice leads to the purification of the mind and destruction of sins.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is the meaning of Bhagavad Gita Chapter 4, Verse 30?
ଅନ୍ୟ କେତେକ ଆହାର ନିୟନ୍ତ୍ରଣକାରୀ ପ୍ରାଣବାୟୁରେ ହିଁ ପ୍ରାଣବାୟୁକୁ ଯଜ୍ଞରୂପେ ଅର୍ପଣ କରନ୍ତି। ଏମାନେ ସମସ୍ତେ ଯଜ୍ଞଜ୍ଞ, ଯଜ୍ଞ ଦ୍ୱାରା ଏମାନଙ୍କ ପାପ ବିନଷ୍ଟ ହୁଏ।
Which chapter and verse of the Bhagavad Gita is this?
This is verse 30 of Chapter 4 (Jñāna Karm Sanyās Yog — Path of Knowledge and the Disciplines of Action) of the Bhagavad Gita, a scripture of 18 chapters and 700 verses spoken by Lord Krishna to Arjuna.