Many ways to offer

daivamevāpare yajñaṃ yoginaḥ paryupāsatebrahmāgnāvapare yajñaṃ yajñenaivopajuhvati

Some yogis make offerings to the devas. Others offer the offering itself into the fire of Brahman.

What it means

Krishna begins a list of yajnas, different kinds of offering. Some people worship the devas, the powers of nature, with rituals. Others go deeper, offering their very sense of self into Brahman, the infinite. Different people, different offerings. All of them, he will say, are valid paths.

The story

Arjuna lives in a world full of rituals and spiritual practices. Krishna doesn't throw any of them out. He shows how each can become a true offering, depending on the spirit behind it.

In your life

Think of three friends, one who prays, one who meditates, one who volunteers every weekend. Different forms, same heart. Respect the way others offer themselves, even if it isn't yours.