आज का श्लोक, 'स्वाध्यायज्ञानयज्ञाः' / swAdhyAyajnAnayajnAH'

आज का श्लोक, 'स्वाध्यायज्ञानयज्ञाः' / 'swAdhyAyajnAnayajnAH'
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अध्याय 4, श्लोक  28,
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'स्वाध्यायज्ञानयज्ञाः' / 'swAdhyAyajnAnayajnAH' -स्वाध्यायरूपी ज्ञानयज्ञ 
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द्रव्ययज्ञास्तपोयज्ञा योगयज्ञास्तथापरे ।
स्वाध्यायज्ञानयज्ञाश्च यतयः संशितव्रताः ॥
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(द्रव्ययज्ञाः तपोयज्ञाः  योगयज्ञाः तथापरे ।
स्वाध्यायज्ञानयज्ञाः च यतयः संशितव्रताः ॥)
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भावार्थ :
कुछ लोग द्रव्य से संबंधित यज्ञ करते हैं, कुछ योगरूपी यज्ञ, अन्य कुछ स्वाध्याय तथा ज्ञान रूपी यज्ञ का अनुष्ठान करते हैं, जबकि कुछ तीक्ष्ण और कठिन व्रतों वाले यज्ञ करते हैं।
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'स्वाध्यायज्ञानयज्ञाः' / 'swAdhyAyajnAnayajnAH'
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Chapter 4, shloka 28,
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dravyayajnAstapoyajnA
yogayajnAstathApare |
swAdhyAyajnAnayajnAshcha
yatayaH sanshitavratAH ||
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'स्वाध्यायज्ञानयज्ञाः' / 'swAdhyAyajnAnayajnAH' -
sacrifice in the form of efforts made to know the 'brahman' as 'jnAna' (prajnAnaM brahma).
Meaning :
Some perform sacrifice by means of offering the materials, either in sacrificial Fires or donating the same to the needy and eligible recipients, Some observe austerities, others follow the path of yoga, while aspirants of Reality perform meditating upon 'brahman', studying scriptures, and still others do penance and rituals.
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