Bhagavad Gita 9.23
येऽप्यन्यदेवता भक्ता यजन्ते श्रद्धयाऽन्विताः। तेऽपि मामेव कौन्तेय यजन्त्यविधिपूर्वकम्।।
ye ’pyanya-devatā-bhaktā yajante śhraddhayānvitāḥ te ’pi mām eva kaunteya yajantyavidhi-pūrvakam
Word-by-Word
| Sanskrit | Transliteration | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| ye | ye | those who |
| api | api | although |
| anya | anya | other |
| devatā | devatā | celestial gods |
| bhaktāḥ | bhaktāḥ | devotees |
| yajante | yajante | worship |
| śhraddhayā anvitāḥ | śhraddhayā anvitāḥ | faithfully |
| te | te | they |
| api | api | also |
| mām | mām | me |
| eva | eva | only |
| kaunteya | kaunteya | Arjun, the son of Kunti |
| yajanti | yajanti | worship |
| avidhi-pūrvakam | avidhi-pūrvakam | by the wrong method |
Even those devotees who, endowed with faith, worship other gods, worship Me alone, O Arjuna, but by the wrong method.
हे कौन्तेय ! श्रद्धा से युक्त जो भक्त अन्य देवताओं को पूजते हैं, वे भी मुझे ही अविधिपूर्वक पूजते हैं।।