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Chapter 9<\/a><\/p>\n << Chapter 9 verse 22<\/a><\/p>\n yE thvanyadhEvathAbhakthA yajanthE SradhdhayA\u2019nvithA: |<\/em> kaunthEya – Oh son of kunthI! Oh son of kunthI! Those who are having devotion towards other dhEvathAs (such as indhra, rudhra, brahmA et al) and faithfully worship them in yagya etc (considering them to be worshippable), they too are performing yAgam etc to worship me only but [are doing so] as not ordained in vEdham (that one should engage in yAgam etc with the understanding that emperumAn is the antharyAmi of all dhEvathAs).<\/p>\n ‘Even those who worship other divinities, in love and faith, worship Myself, Kaunteya!, but (they do so) in an informal manner.'[2. With reference to this verse, Annie Besant said in her address before the Theosophical Society in December 1895:\u2014 \u201cThe Christian writer said he envied Hinduism that phrase in its Scriptures, and he wished he was able to quote it from his own Bible instead of finding it in the language of another faith.]<\/span><\/p>\n Those also, who are worshippers of Indra and other lesser divinities \u2014being followers of the Tri-Veda lines,\u2014 and who perform sacrifices directed to Indra etc., are in reality directing them to Myself. For, for reasons stated previously, all (Indra etc)., form My body, of which I am the Soul. And every term, Indra etc., finds its ultimate significance in referring to Myself.<\/span><\/p>\n They however perform sacrifices, ignorant of this form, or law. They do not worship Indra and other divinities in the manner that Ved\u0101nta passages such as :<\/span><\/p>\n \u2018Where (in Param\u0101tma) the Four-Hotri-rituals, obtain their fulfilment through the devas\u2019[3. Tait: Aran:<\/em> III-11-2. (Chatur hot\u0101ro yatra sampadam gacchanti devai\u1e25).] etc., inform how ceremonial worship applies to those divinities. For such Ved\u0101nta passages, while directly enjoining worship of Indra etc., as constituting the body of Paramapurusha, indirectly enjoin the worship of Paramapurusha Himself, as the Spirit ensouling that body.<\/span><\/p>\n (The meaning of the Ved\u0101nta passage quoted is this):<\/span><\/p>\n \u2018The Four-Hotri-service of rituals: Agnihotra[4. Keeping sacred fire, and daily throwing oblations into it, rice, ghee, etc.], Dar\u015ba[5. Dar\u015ba=A penance. Says Tait: Sam:<\/em> I-6-8: (ya evam vidv\u0101n am\u0101v\u0101sy\u0101m yajate.], P\u016br\u1e47am\u0101sa[6. Another penance. Says Tait: Sam:<\/em> I-6-8 : (ya evam vidv\u0101n paur\u1e47am\u0101s\u012bm yajate). See note under II-41<\/a> Bh:Gi:<\/em> and \u015aruta-prak\u0101\u015bika<\/em>, p.188 (Telugu Edition),=gloss on \u015ari: Bh\u0101shya<\/em>.], etc., find their fulfilment through Indra etc., constituting the body of Param\u0101tma, by means of Param\u0101tma Himself, Who is their Soul. That, of such (Param\u0101tma-ensouled) Indra etc., these rituals being the worship, they (the rituals) obtain their fulfilment from Him. (sampat<\/em>=fulfilment=fruition)<\/span><\/p>\n Hence, the votaries of the Traividya (or the Karma-K\u0101\u1e47da of the Vedas) do not understand that rituals are but worship-services of Paramapurusha Himself having Indra etc., as His body, and that Paramapurusha Himself is the real Object of that worship.<\/span><\/p>\n Hence they are entitled to limited recompense, and possess the character to fall (from the place or state, gained).<\/span><\/p>\n >> Chapter 9 verse 24<\/a><\/p>\n archived in https:\/\/githa.koyil.org<\/a><\/p>\n pramEyam (goal) \u2013 http:\/\/koyil.org<\/a> SrI:\u00a0 SrImathE SatakOpAya nama:\u00a0 SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama:\u00a0 SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Chapter 9 << Chapter 9 verse 22 SlOkam \u2013 Original yE thvanyadhEvathAbhakthA yajanthE SradhdhayA\u2019nvithA: | thE\u2019pi mAm Eva kaunthEya yajanthyavidhipUrvakam || word-by-word meaning kaunthEya – Oh son of kunthI! yE thu – those anya dhEvathA bhakthA – having devotion towards other dhEvathAs (such as indhra, … Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[19,25],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3881","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-chapter-9","category-simple"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/githa.koyil.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3881","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/githa.koyil.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/githa.koyil.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/githa.koyil.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/githa.koyil.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3881"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/githa.koyil.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3881\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":14168,"href":"https:\/\/githa.koyil.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3881\/revisions\/14168"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/githa.koyil.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3881"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/githa.koyil.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3881"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/githa.koyil.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3881"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}SlOkam \u2013 Original<\/a><\/h3>\n
\n thE\u2019pi mAm Eva kaunthEya yajanthyavidhipUrvakam ||<\/em><\/p>\nword-by-word meaning<\/h3>\n
\nyE thu – those
\nanya dhEvathA bhakthA – having devotion towards other dhEvathAs (such as indhra, rudhra, brahmA et al)
\nSradhdhayA anvithA: – faithfully
\nyajanthE – worship them in yagya etc (considering them to be worshippable)
\nthE api – they too
\nmAm Eva – me only (who is the antharyAmi (indwelling super soul) of those dhEvathAs)
\navidhi pUrvakam – as not ordained in vEdham (that one should engage in yAgam etc with the understanding that emperumAn is the antharyAmi of all dhEvathAs)
\nyajanthi – performing yAgam etc.<\/p>\nSimple Translation<\/h3>\n
Rendering based on ALkoNdavilli gOvindhAchArya swAmy\u2019s English translation of gIthA bhAshyam<\/h3>\n
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