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Bhagavad Gita Chapter 9, Verse 23

The Royal Secret

येऽप्यन्यदेवता भक्ता यजन्ते श्रद्धयाऽन्विताः। तेऽपि मामेव कौन्तेय यजन्त्यविधिपूर्वकम्

ye ’pyanya-devatā-bhaktā yajante śhraddhayānvitāḥ te ’pi mām eva kaunteya yajantyavidhi-pūrvakam

What does Bhagavad Gita 9.23 mean?

Even those devotees of other deities who worship them endowed with faith, they too worship Me alone, O son of Kunti, though not in the proper manner.

Word-by-word meaning

ye—those who · api—although · anya—other · devatā—celestial gods · bhaktāḥ—devotees · yajante—worship · śhraddhayā anvitāḥ—faithfully · te—they · api—also · mām—me · eva—only · kaunteya—Arjun, the son of Kunti · yajanti—worship · avidhi-pūrvakam—by the wrong method

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