Chapter 9 · Rāja Vidyā Rāja Guhya Yoga
Shloka 9.23Sovereign knowledge, devotion and divine immanence. Why is this teaching described as both sovereign knowledge and a profound secret?
Shloka · Devanagari
येऽप्यन्यदेवता भक्ता यजन्ते श्रद्धयाऽन्विताः।तेऽपि मामेव कौन्तेय यजन्त्यविधिपूर्वकम्॥
Shloka · Roman transliteration
ye ’pyanya-devatā-bhaktā yajante śhraddhayānvitāḥte ’pi mām eva kaunteya yajantyavidhi-pūrvakam
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Bhāṣya · Commentary
।।9.23।। --,येऽपि अन्यदेवताभक्ताः अन्यासु देवतासु भक्ताः अन्यदेवताभक्ताः सन्तः यजन्ते पूजयन्ति श्रद्धया आस्तिक्यबुद्ध्या अन्विताः अनुगताः? तेऽपि मामेव कौन्तेय यजन्ति अविधिपूर्वकम् अविधिः अज्ञानं तत्पूर्वकं यजन्ते इत्यर्थः।।कस्मात् ते अविधिपूर्वकं यजन्ते इत्युच्यते यस्मात् --,
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