Bhagavad Gita · 9.23
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Devanāgarī
येऽप्यन्यदेवताभक्ता यजन्ते श्रद्धयान्विताः ।
तेऽपि मामेव कौन्तेय यजन्त्यविधिपूर्वकम् ॥
Transliteration (IAST)
ye 'py anya-devatā-bhaktā yajante śraddhayānvitāḥ |
te 'pi mām eva kaunteya yajanty avidhi-pūrvakam ||
Word-by-word
SanskritIASTMeaning
ये अपिye apieven those who.
अन्यदेवताभक्ताःanya-devatā-bhaktāḥdevotees (bhaktāḥ) of other (anya) demigods (devatā).
यजन्तेyajantethey worship.
श्रद्धया अन्विताःśraddhayā anvitāḥendowed with faith.
ते अपिte apithey also.
माम् एवmām evaMe alone.
कौन्तेयkaunteyaO son of Kunti!
यजन्तिyajantithey worship.
अविधिपूर्वकम्avidhi-pūrvakamin the wrong way, not according to the rules.
Translation
“O son of Kunti, those who worship other demigods with faith are in fact worshiping Me alone, but they do so in the wrong way.”
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