Sacred Learning
Bhagavad Gītā 4.24 (vulgate)
Bhagavad Gītā 4.24 (vulgate)
Bhagavad Gītā 4.24 (vulgate)
Canonical source text
ब्रह्मार्पणं ब्रह्म हविर्ब्रह्माग्नौ ब्रह्मणा हुतम् । ब्रह्मैव तेन गन्तव्यं ब्रह्मकर्मसमाधिना ॥
IAST transliteration
brahmārpaṇaṃ brahma havir brahmāgnau brahmaṇā hutam | brahmaiva tena gantavyaṃ brahmakarmasamādhinā ||
Close translation
Brahman is the offering, Brahman the oblation, offered by Brahman in the fire of Brahman. Brahman is to be reached by one absorbed in action that is Brahman.
Reader-friendly meaning
The verse that many houses recite at bhojana: the meal itself is named as a rite whose every part is Brahman.
Meenananda editorial explanation
When the Ashram sits to eat, this line can be the grace. The mantra library prints the same Sanskrit as a household card.
Word meanings
- ब्रह्म — Brahman
- हविः — oblation
Gītā 4.24; also the public bhojana-mantra printed in the mantra library. Sanskrit: public domain. Foundation translations: CC BY-SA 4.0.