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Adoration

2 verses from the Bhagavad Gita on adoration. Explore teachings across 2 chapters.

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Chapter 9 • Verse 15 →The Yoga of Royal Knowledge and Royal Secret
Jnana-yajnena capy anye yajanto mam upasate, ekatvena prithaktvena bahudha vishvato-mukham

Others worship Me through the sacrifice of knowledge, seeing Me as one without a second, or as distinct from themselves, or in many forms facing in all directions. Different spiritual paths and perspectives all converge on the same Supreme Reality, each valid within its own framework.

  • •Multiple valid paths lead to the same Supreme Reality
  • •The sacrifice of knowledge (jnana-yajna) is a form of worship
  • •Unity and diversity are both valid ways of perceiving God
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Chapter 10 • Verse 15 →The Yoga of Divine Glories
Svayam evatmanatmanam vettha tvam purushottama, bhuta-bhavana bhutesho deva-deva jagat-pate

Truly You alone know Yourself by Your own internal power, O Supreme Person, O origin of all beings, O Lord of all beings, O God of gods, O Lord of the universe. Only God can truly know God — the Lord's self-knowledge is self-contained and infinite, beyond the reach of any external inquiry.

  • •The Supreme can only be truly known by Himself
  • •Divine self-knowledge is the foundation of all other knowledge
  • •Addressing God by His highest names is itself a form of worship
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