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दैवमेवापरे यज्ञं योगिनः पर्युपासते ।
ब्रह्माग्नावपरे यज्ञं यज्ञेनैवोपजुह्वति ॥४-२५॥

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Transliteration

daiwamewaapare yadnyaM yoginaH paryupaasate ।

brahmaagnaawapare yadnyaM yadnyenaiwopajuhwati ॥४-२५॥

Translation

To the gods only, some yogis perform sacrifices.
To the fire of Brahma some by sacrifice itself sacrifice.

Some yogis perform sacrifice to the gods only. Others, by sacrifice itself, sacrifice to the fire of Brahma.

Translation

Some yogis perform the Yajna of worship to Devas alone, while others offer Yajna itself as offering in the fire of Brahman by performing the Yajna (of Self-knowledge).

Translation

Some yogis perfectly worship the demigods by offering different sacrifices to them, and some of them offer sacrifices in the fire of the Supreme Brahman.