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Bhagavad Gita 9.15
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Sanskrit
ज्ञानयज्ञेन चाप्यन्ये यजन्तो मामुपासते।
एकत्वेन पृथक्त्वेन बहुधा विश्वतोमुखम्
एकत्वेन पृथक्त्वेन बहुधा विश्वतोमुखम्
Transliteration
jñāna-yajñena chāpyanye yajanto mām upāsate
ekatvena pṛithaktvena bahudhā viśhvato-mukham
ekatvena pṛithaktvena bahudhā viśhvato-mukham
Synonyms
aham: I;
kratuḥ: Vedic ritual;
aham: I;
yajñaḥ: smṛti sacrifice;
svadhā: oblation;
aham: I;
aham: I;
auṣadham: healing herb;
mantraḥ: transcendental chant;
aham: I;
aham: I;
eva: certainly;
ājyam: melted butter;
aham: I;
agniḥ: fire;
aham: I;
hutam: offering .;
English Meaning
But it is I who am the ritual, I the sacrifice, the offering to the ancestors, the healing herb, the transcendental chant. I am the butter and the fire and the offering.
Life Theme
Devotion and Faith
Life Application
Trusting that sincere effort and faith can guide us through uncertainty.