Chapter 9 • Verse 16

Raja Vidya Raja Guhya Yoga

The Yoga of Royal Knowledge and Royal Secret

Sanskrit Verse

Aham kratur aham yajnah svadhahám aham aushadham, mantro 'ham aham evajyam aham agnir aham hutam

Translation & Meaning

I am the ritual, I am the sacrifice, I am the offering to the ancestors, I am the healing herb, I am the mantra, I am the clarified butter, I am the fire, and I am the act of offering. Krishna declares Himself to be the substance, the means, and the goal of all spiritual practice.

Key Teachings

  • •God is present in every element of spiritual practice and ritual
  • •The means and the end of worship are both divine
  • •All sacred acts are ultimately an expression of the Supreme

Topics

yajnaritualmantradivine presencesacrifice
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