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GĪTĀ 9.15Rāja-vidyā-rāja-guhya-yoga · The Royal Knowledge

9.15Krishna
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ज्ञानयज्ञेन चाप्यन्ये यजन्तो मामुपासते ।एकत्वेन पृथक्त्वेन बहुधा विश्वतोमुखम् ॥

jñānayajñena cāpy anye yajanto mām upāsate | ekatvena pṛthaktvena bahudhā viśvatomukham ||

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)

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