ब्रह्मार्पणं ब्रह्म हविर्ब्रह्माग्नौ ब्रह्मणा हुतम् | ब्रह्मैव तेन गन्तव्यं ब्रह्मकर्मसमाधिना
brahmārpaṇaṃ brahma havirbrahmāgnau brahmaṇā hutam . brahmaiva tena gantavyaṃ brahmakarmasamādhinā
奉献是梵,供品是梵,由梵在梵之火中献祭。专注于梵行的人,必将达到梵。
The ladle is Brahman [Some translate as 'Brahman is the ladle৷৷.,' etc.-Tr.], the oblations is Brahman, the offering is poured by Brahman in the fire of Brahman. Brahman alone is to be reached by him who has concentration on Brahman as the objective [As an object to be known and attained. (Some translate brahma-karma-samadhina as, 'by him who sees Brahman in action'.)
这是智祭(Jnana Yajna)或智慧祭祀,其中梵(Brahman)的理念取代了行动的工具和其他辅助物、行动本身及其结果的理念。通过持有这样的理念,整个行动便会消融,如前一节(第23节)所述。当一个人达到自性知识或自性证悟时,他的一生就成为一场智慧祭祀,其中供品、酥油或祭品、祭祀者、行动和目标都是梵。如此完全冥想梵的人,必将达到梵。拥有自性知识的圣者知道,供品、火、将酥油倒入火中的工具以及他自己,都与梵无异。通过直接体验(Anubhava)证悟一切皆是梵的人,即使他行动,也无所作为。
This is JnanaYajna or wisdomsacrifice wherein the idea of Brahman is substituted for the ideas of the instrument and other accessories of action? the idea of action itself and of its results. By entertaining such an idea the whole action melts away? as stated in the previous verse (No.23).When one attains to the knowledge of the Self or Selfrealisation his whole life becomes a wisdomsacrifice in which the oblation? the melted butter or the offering? the performer of the sacrifice? the action and the goal are all Brahman. He who meditates thus wholly upon Brahman shall verily attain to Brahman.The sage who has the knowledge of the Self knows that the oblation? the fire? the instrument by which the melted butter is poured into the fire and himself have no existence apart from that of Brahman. He who has realised through direct cognitio (Anubhava) that all is Brahman? does no action even if he performs actions. (Cf.III.15)