ज्ञानयज्ञेन चाप्यन्ये यजन्तो मामुपासते ।एकत्वेन पृथक्त्वेन बहुधा विश्वतोमुखम् ॥
jñānayajñena cāpy anye yajanto mām upāsate | ekatvena pṛthaktvena bahudhā viśvatomukham ||
- ज्ञानयज्ञेन · jñānayajñena
- by the sacrifice of knowledge
- अपि · api
- also
- अन्ये · anye
- others
- यजन्तः · yajantaḥ
- sacrificing
- उपासते · upāsate
- attend upon, worship
- एकत्वेन · ekatvena
- as one, in unity
- पृथक्त्वेन · pṛthaktvena
- as distinct, in diversity
- बहुधा · bahudhā
- in many ways
- विश्वतोमुखम् · viśvatomukham
- the all-faced, facing every way
“And others, sacrificing with the sacrifice of knowledge, attend upon me — as one, as distinct, in many ways, as the all-faced.”
— Original plain-language translation
The contemplative path is honored alongside the devotional: inquiry itself becomes offering. Unity, diversity, and multiplicity are all valid angles on the all-faced One. Chapter 4's praise of the knowledge-sacrifice returns here.
— Reader's notes (original)