Bhagavad Gita Bhashya (Adi Shankaracharya) 4.26
Bhagavad Gita Bhashya (Adi Shankaracharya) 4.26 · 4 · Verse 26
Sanskrit Original
।।4.26।। श्रोत्रादीनि इन्द्रियाणि अन्ये योगिनः संयमाग्निषु। प्रतीन्द्रियं संयमो भिद्यते इति बहुवचनम्। संयमा एव अग्नयः तेषु जुह्वति इन्द्रियसंयममेव कुर्वन्ति इत्यर्थः। शब्दादीन् विषयान् अन्ये इन्द्रियाग्निषु इन्द्रियाण्येव अगन्यः तेषु इन्द्रियाग्निषु जुह्वति श्रोत्रादिभिरविरुद्धविषयग्रहणं होमं मन्यन्ते।।किञ्च
4.26 Anye, others, other yogis; juhvati, offer; indriyani, the organs; viz srotradini, car etc.; samyama-agnisu, in the fires of self-control. The plural (in fires) is used because self-control is possible in respect of each of the organs. Self-control itself is the fire. In that they make the offering, i.e. they practise control of the organs. anye, others; juhvati, offer; visayan, the objects; sabdadin, viz sound etc.; indriyagnisu, in the fires of the organs. The organs themselves are the fires. They make offerings in those fires with the organs of hearing etc. They consider the perception of objects not prohibited by the scriputures to be a sacrifice.