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Jnana-yajna

2 verses from the Bhagavad Gita on jnana-yajna. 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 18 • Verse 70 →The Yoga of Liberation and Renunciation
adhyesyate ca ya imam dharmyam samvadam avayoh jnana-yajnena tenahm istah syam iti me matih

And whoever shall study this sacred dialogue of ours — by him shall I be worshipped through the sacrifice of knowledge. This is my opinion. Studying the Gita is itself a form of yajna — a sacred offering that connects the student to Krishna.

  • •Studying the Bhagavad Gita constitutes jnana-yajna — the sacrifice of knowledge
  • •This sacred study is a form of worship that pleases Krishna directly
  • •The Gita's transmission is a living spiritual event, not merely an intellectual exercise
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