Others worship Me through the sacrifice of knowledge, seeing Me as one, as separate, or as the all-facing form.
— Krishna
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Bhagavad Gita · 9.15
Hindi · हिन्दी
दूसरे साधक ज्ञानयज्ञके द्वारा एकीभावसे अभेदभावसे मेरा पूजन करते हुए मेरी उपासना करते हैं और दूसरे कई साधक अपनेको पृथक् मानकर चारों तरफ मुखवाले मेरे विराट्ररुपकी अर्थात् संसारको मेरा विराट्ररुप मानकर सेव्यसेवकभावसे मेरी अनेक प्रकारसे उपासना करते हैं ॥
Themes:
Word by word
The verse in reading order — each Sanskrit word with its meaning beneath. Tap a word to focus on it.
ज्ञानयज्ञेनthrough the sacrifice of knowledgeचandअपिalsoअन्येothersयजन्तःworshippingमाम्Meउपासतेthey worshipएकत्वेनthrough onenessपृथक्त्वेनthrough separatenessबहुधाin many waysविश्वतोमुखम्the all-facing one
Read literallythrough the sacrifice of knowledge · and · also · others · worshipping · Me · they worship · through oneness · through separateness · in many ways · the all-facing one
Understanding the verse
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Krishna counts understanding as worship too: seeing him as one, as many, or as the all-facing whole.
Some people worship Krishna through understanding. They see him as one reality, as separate forms, or as the universal form facing everywhere.
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On the battlefield
Context & commentary
Arjuna still stands frozen while Krishna explains how people come near him. After describing devotion and sacrifice, Krishna adds that some approach through knowledge, seeing him as one, as distinct, or as the all-facing universal form.
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In your life
What it looks like today
At a family dinner, your aunt prays daily, your father reads philosophy, and your cousin talks about one force behind everything. Krishna would count all three as ways of coming near him.
The takeaway
“Careful thinking about God can be a form of worship, whichever way you see him.”
Some people worship Krishna through understanding. They see him as one reality, as separate forms, or as the universal form facing everywhere.
Who speaks Bhagavad Gita 9.15?
Krishna speaks this verse, on the battlefield of Kurukshetra, in the chapter titled "Raja Vidya Raja Guhya Yoga" (The Royal Knowledge).
Which chapter of the Bhagavad Gita contains verse 9.15?
Verse 15 sits in Chapter 9 of the Bhagavad Gita — Raja Vidya Raja Guhya Yoga, "The Royal Knowledge". The chapter has 34 verses in total.
Why does Bhagavad Gita 9.15 matter today?
At a family dinner, your aunt prays daily, your father reads philosophy, and your cousin talks about one force behind everything. Krishna would count all three as ways of coming near him.
Krishna counts understanding as worship too: seeing him as one, as many, or as the all-facing whole.
What this verse means
Some people worship Krishna through understanding. They see him as one reality, as separate forms, or as the universal form facing everywhere.
Context & commentary
Arjuna still stands frozen while Krishna explains how people come near him. After describing devotion and sacrifice, Krishna adds that some approach through knowledge, seeing him as one, as distinct, or as the all-facing universal form.
What it looks like today
At a family dinner, your aunt prays daily, your father reads philosophy, and your cousin talks about one force behind everything. Krishna would count all three as ways of coming near him.
“Careful thinking about God can be a form of worship, whichever way you see him.”