दैवमेवापरे यज्ञं योगिनः पर्युपासते ।
ब्रह्माग्नावपरे यज्ञं यज्ञेनैवोपजुह्वति ॥
श्रोत्रादीनीन्द्रियाण्यन्ये संयमाग्निषु जुह्वति।
शब्दादीन्विषयानन्य इन्द्रियाग्निषु जुह्वति ॥
Transliteration
daivam-evāpare yajñāṃ yoginaḥ paryupāsate |
brahmāgnāv-apare yajñāṃ yajñenaivopa-juhvati || 25 ||
śrotrādīn-indriyāṇy-anye saṃyamāgniṣu juhvati |
śabdādīn-viṣayān-anya indriyāgniṣu juhvati || 26 ||
Translation
Some yogis perfectly worship the deities by offering different sacrifices to them. Some other offer self as sacrifice by sacrifice of ones conduct and behavior in the fire of Supreme. Others offer hearing and the other senses into the fires of restraint. Others offer as oblations the objects of the senses, such as sound and the rest, into the fires of their senses.
Purport
Ch4: Sh25 till Sh34 explains the different types of Yajna.
The above Shlokas describes three types of Yajna, which are as follows:
1. Deva Yajna:
Worshipping deity making appropriate offerings to them is called as Deva Yajna. Deities are our immediate guardians and nurture us for physical needs. Those who desire worldly success, happiness and prosperity, etc worship deities.
2. Bramh Yajna:
This is the highest level of Yajna. When a devotee of Lord merges his complete self into Bhagvan Shri Krishna through devotion or practice of Yoga, this is called as Brmha Yajna. Such yogis who perform Brmah Yajna achieve the highest abode, the Moksha. Devotion, complete surrender to Lord comes under this category of Yajna
3. Tpa Yajna or Tapasya
When a yogi attains complete control on his senses to hear, view, taste and speak is called Tapa Yajna. All forms of self-control come under this category. Those who perform Tap Yajna achieve highest spiritual power in the present physical body itself and able to attains purity.
Those who are interested in self-realization, in terms of mind and sense control, offer the functions of all the senses, as well as the vital force [breath], as oblations into the fire of the controlled mind.
There are others who, enlightened by sacrificing their material possessions in severe austerities, take strict vows and practice the yoga of eightfold mysticism, and others study the Vedas for the advancement of transcendental knowledge.
