Bhagavad Gita 4.30अपरे नियताहाराः प्राणान्प्राणेषु जुह्वति।सर्वेऽप्येते यज्ञविदो यज्ञक्षपितकल्मषाः ॥

apare niyatāhārāḥ prāṇān prāṇeṣu juhvati

sarve py 'ete yajña-vido yajña-kṣapita-kalmaṣāḥ

Sanskrit recitation

4.29 4.31

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Translation

Others who regulate their diet offer life-breaths in each life-breath. All these are knowers of sacrifice, whose sins are destroyed through sacrifice.

Hindi translation

।।4.29 -- 4.30।। दूसरे कितने ही प्राणायामके परायण हुए योगीलोग अपानमें प्राणका पूरक करके, प्राण और अपानकी गति रोककर फिर प्राणमें अपानका हवन करते हैं; तथा अन्य कितने ही नियमित आहार करनेवाले प्राणोंका प्राणोंमें हवन किया करते हैं। ये सभी साधक यज्ञोंद्वारा पापोंका नाश करनेवाले और यज्ञोंको जाननेवाले हैं।

Meaning

Niyataharah means persons of regulated or limited food. They take moderate food. By rigid dieting they control the passions and appetites by weakening the functions of the organs of action.Yogis pour the lifreaths as sacrifice in the controlled lifreath. The former becomes merged in the latter.Performance of the above sacrifice leads to the purification of the mind and destruction of sins.

After Swami Sivananda

Every act can be sacred· 4.24–4.33→

Teachers usually read this idea across several verses together, one shared reflection covers the whole unit.

Word-by-word→

api: although apparently different
ete: all these
apare: others
sarve: all
niyata: controlled
yajña: sacrifices
juhvati: sacrifices.
kṣapita: being cleansed of the result of such performances
prāṇān: outgoing air
āhārāḥ: eating
prāṇeṣu: in the outgoing air
kalmaṣāḥ: sinful reactions
yajñavidaḥ: conversant with the purpose of performing

Bhagavad Gita 4.30अपरे नियताहाराः प्राणान्प्राणेषु जुह्वति।सर्वेऽप्येते यज्ञविदो यज्ञक्षपितकल्मषाः ॥

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