CH 4,Verse 26

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Chapter 4

Verse 26

 

Shrotraadeen'eendriyaaNy anye sa.nyam'aagnishhu

juhvati /

shabdaadeen vishhayaan anya indriy'aagnishhu juhvati//

 

Some again offer hearing and other senses as sacrifice

in the fire of sense-restraint, while others sacrifice

the sense objects like sound, etc., in the fire of the

senses.

 

LESSONS FROM BHAGAVAD GITA – 39

As taught by Parama Pujya Sri Swamiji

Compiled by: Swami Dattananda

Bhakti Mala, February 1996

 

“Some again offer hearing and other senses as

sacrifice in the fire of sense-restraint, while others

sacrifice the sense objects like sound, etc., in the

fire of the senses.”

 

These are the metaphorical ways of expressing that the

senses are to be controlled and the sense-control or

restraint is the fire to which the powers of the

senses are offered. God-realization is possible only

by mind-control and this depends on sense restraint.

Sense-restraint is the sacrifice mentioned in this

verse. The seeker after God should first get his

senses like eyes, ears, nose, tongue and skin under

his control. He should not allow his senses to go

wherever they like and get attached to their objects

like form, sound, smell, taste, and touch. This is

what is meant by sacrificing the senses like hearing,

seeing, etc. in the fire of sense-restraint.

 

In the second half of the verse, one is asked to

sacrifice the sense-objects in the fire of the senses.

An ordinary man is attracted by the sense-objects and

gets attached to them. Attachments lead to

entanglements and miseries. The happiness one derives

from sense-objects is only momentary and in the end

the same objects give him pain and misery. Knowing

this truth, one has to totally reject the

sense-objects. He should not think of them and allow

his senses to run after them. This is what is meant

by sacrifice of the sense-objects in the fire of the

senses.

 

 

 

 

 

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