Sbg 9.15 etassa

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English Translation of Abhinavgupta's Sanskrit Commentary By Dr. S. Sankaranarayan 9.13-15 Mahatmanah etc., upto Visvato-mukham. Divine nature i.e., of goodness. Offering sacrifices : i.e., by means of sacrifices with the external materials. But others worship Me with knowledge-sacrifice only. Hence through knowledge some [worship Me] as One, while others [worship Me] as Many through the action-Yoga. However all conceive Me alone, as their highest goal.

But, action certainly abounds in the idea of duality, because it is coextensive with hosts of  different causes  (karakas).   So how can it lead to the Absolute state ?  It is answered  [as] :