Bhagavad Gita: Understanding One Shloka at a Time. (Chp. 4, Verse 24) — HBR Patel

Trying to understand Bhagavad Gita, one Shloka at a time…

HBR Patel
2 min readJul 23, 2023
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ब्रह्मार्पणं ब्रह्म हविर्ब्रह्माग्नौ ब्रह्मणा हुतम् |
ब्रह्मैव तेन गन्तव्यं ब्रह्मकर्मसमाधिना || 24||

The sacrificial paraphernalia (the ladle, the utensils used) is the Ultimate Truth, the oblation is the Ultimate Truth, the offering the Ultimate Truth, the sacrificial fire is the Ultimate Truth, and the one who offers is the Ultimate Truth; for him being fully absorbed in the Ultimate Truth through spiritual activities; certainly the Ultimate Truth is attainable.

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In this shloka, Bhagwan Shri Krishna explains one more example of how to perform an action that is devoid of any bondage to the reaction. Performing the action as an offering to the Supreme Bhagwan leads to the transfer of that action to inaction as it is devoid of any hint of egoism in it.

Not the doer but simply performing an action as an offering to the Brahma(the Ultimate Truth) leads to attaining that Brahma. Bhagwan Shri Krishna explains this in the form of an example in this shloka relating to the Yagna.

The thing used in the Yagna is Brahma, the offering is Brahma, the fire is Brahma, the one who is offering is Brahma, the result to be reached by performing Yagna is also Brahma. By knowing this, all action ceases to be inaction as the performer views everything as the Brahma and is fully absorbed in the Brahma through the actions; certainly, attain the Brahma.

This verse teaches the path of offering selfless actions to the Supreme Bhagwan, recognizing his presence in every aspect of existence, and attaining a state of oneness with the Supreme Bhagwan through such offerings. All actions can be imbued with divine consciousness when performed with awareness and devotion to the higher truth, recognizing that the Supreme Reality is present in every aspect of creation.

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