एके कर्ममयान् यज्ञान् ज्ञानिनो यज्ञवित्तमा: । आत्मसंयमनेऽनीहा जुह्वति ज्ञानदीपिते ॥ ९ ॥
eke karmamayan yajnan jnanino yajna-vittamah atma-samyamane ’niha juhvati jnana-dipite
- eke
- some
- karma-mayan
- resulting in a reaction (such as the killing of animals)
- yajnan
- sacrifices
- jnaninah
- persons advanced in knowledge
- yajna-vit-tamah
- who know perfectly well the purpose of sacrifice
- atma-samyamane
- by self-control
- anihah
- who are without material desires
- juhvati
- execute sacrifice
- jnana-dipite
- enlightened in perfect knowledge.
Because of an awakening of spiritual knowledge, those who are intelligent in regard to sacrifice, who are actually aware of religious principles and who are free from material desires, control the self in the fire of spiritual knowledge, or knowledge of the Absolute Truth. They may give up the process of ritualistic ceremonies.