Chapter 9 · Rāja Vidyā Rāja Guhya Yoga

Shloka 9.15

Lesson 353 of 701 · database edition c6fce3959544

Scene and context

Sovereign knowledge, devotion and divine immanence. Why is this teaching described as both sovereign knowledge and a profound secret?

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Shloka · Devanagari

ज्ञानयज्ञेन चाप्यन्ये यजन्तो मामुपासते।एकत्वेन पृथक्त्वेन बहुधा विश्वतोमुखम्॥

Shloka · Roman transliteration

jñāna-yajñena chāpyanye yajanto mām upāsateekatvena pṛithaktvena bahudhā viśhvato-mukham

Sandhi-vicheda

jñāna-yajñena+cha+api+anye+yajantaḥ+mām+upāsate+ekatvena+pṛithaktvena+bahudhā+viśhwataḥ-mukham

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Meaning of each word

jñāna-yajñenasource form

yajña of cultivating knowledge

chasource form

and

apisource form

also

anyesource form

others

yajantaḥsource form

worship

māmsource form

upāsatesource form

worship

ekatvenasource form

undifferentiated oneness

pṛithaktvenasource form

separately

bahudhāsource form

various

viśhwataḥ-mukhamsource form

the cosmic form

Translation

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Bhāṣya · Commentary

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Commentarial traditionĀdi ŚaṅkarācāryaAdvaita VedāntaEditionBhagavad Gītā Bhāṣya of Ādi Śaṅkarācārya — Sanskrit draft · classical-sa-draft-1

Editorial statusDraft Sanskrit text · scholarly review pending

।।9.15।। -- --,ज्ञानयज्ञेन ज्ञानमेव भगवद्विषयं यज्ञः तेन ज्ञानयज्ञेन? यजन्तः पूजयन्तः माम् ईश्वरं च अपि अन्ये अन्याम् उपासनां परित्यज्य उपासते। तच्च ज्ञानम् -- एकत्वेन एकमेव परं ब्रह्म इति परमार्थदर्शनेन यजन्तः उपासते। केचिच्च पृथक्त्वेन, आदित्यचन्द्रादिभेदेन स एव भगवान् विष्णुः अवस्थितः इति उपासते। केचित् बहुधा अवस्थितः स एव भगवान् सर्वतोमुखः विश्वरुपः इति तं विश्वरूपं सर्वतोमुखं बहुधा बहुप्रकारेण उपासते।।यदि बहुभिः प्रकारैः उपासते? कथं त्वामेव उपासते इति? अत आह --,

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Academic recordBhagavad Gita 9.15

Course position353 / 701

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