Sanskrit

ज्ञानयज्ञेन चाप्यन्ये यजन्तो मामुपासते ।

एकत्वेन पृथक्त्वेन बहुधा विश्वतोमुखम् ॥

9.15

Transliteration

jñānayajñena cāpyanye yajanto māmupāsate |

ekatvena pṛthaktvena bahudhā viśvatomukham ||

By Sanskrit System · Machine draft · @indic-transliteration/sanscript 1.3.3

Translation

Others also sacrificing with the wisdom-sacrifice worship Me, the All-faced, as one, as distinct, and as manifold.

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By Sanskrit System · Machine draft · claude-opus-5-5 · 2026-11-08

Explanation

Krishna mentions others who worship him through jñāna-yajña, the sacrifice of knowledge. They approach him as one, as distinct, and in many forms, as the one whose face is turned in every direction. Traditions read the three phrases in different ways, often relating them to understanding the divine as identical with the self, as distinct from it, or as present in all forms. The verse is notable for its breadth: Krishna recognizes several ways of conceiving and approaching the highest, without forcing them into one.

By Sanskrit System · Machine draft · claude-opus-5-5 · 2026-11-08