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Bhagavad Gita 9.23

Chapter 9: Raja Vidya Raja Guhya Yoga (The Royal Secret) · राजविद्याराजगुह्ययोग

येऽप्यन्यदेवता भक्ता यजन्ते श्रद्धयाऽन्विताः ।तेऽपि मामेव कौन्तेय यजन्त्यविधिपूर्वकम् ॥

ye'pyanyadevatā bhaktā yajante śraddhayā'nvitāḥ |te'pi māmeva kaunteya yajantyavidhipūrvakam ||

Meaning of Gita 9.23 in English

Even those who worship other deities with faith are really worshipping Krishna, though not in the proper way.

गीता 9.23 का हिंदी अर्थ

हे कौन्तेय, जो भक्त श्रद्धा के साथ दूसरे देवताओं की पूजा करते हैं, वे भी वास्तव में मेरी ही पूजा करते हैं, भले ही विधि सही न हो।

respect for all pathsfaithworship

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The Sanskrit is public domain; the transliteration was generated for Saarthi. Meanings are original plain-language paraphrases, not a scholarly translation.