Bhagavad Gita Chapter 4, Verse 26

श्रोत्रादीनीन्द्रियाण्यन्ये संयमाग्निषु जुह्वति | शब्दादीन्विषयानन्य इन्द्रियाग्निषु जुह्वति ||

śrotrādīni indriyāṇy anye saṁyamāgniṣu juhvati śabdādīn viṣayān anya indriyāgniṣu juhvati

Some offer the sense of hearing and other senses into the fire of control. Others offer sound and other sense objects into the fire of the senses.

Krishna describes two approaches to sense control through sacrifice. 'Śrotrādīni indriyāṇy... saṁyamāgniṣu juhvati' (some offer senses into fire of control) means restraining senses—withdrawing attention from sense objects. This is control through suppression. 'Śabdādīn viṣayān... indriyāgniṣu juhvati' (others offer sense objects into fire of senses) means a different approach—engaging senses fully but without attachment, seeing them as offerings. This verse shows two valid methods: restraint (withdrawing) and engagement (engaging without attachment). Both are forms of sacrifice because both transform the relationship with senses from craving to offering. The key is the attitude—whether you withdraw or engage, do it as sacrifice, not as indulgence.