Bhagavad Gita Chapter 9 Verse 23 Meaning
Even those devotees who, endowed with faith, worship other gods, worship Me alone, O Arjuna, but by the wrong method.
BG 9.23
येऽप्यन्यदेवता भक्ता यजन्ते श्रद्धयाऽन्विताः। तेऽपि मामेव कौन्तेय यजन्त्यविधिपूर्वकम्
ye ’pyanya-devatā-bhaktā yajante śhraddhayānvitāḥ te ’pi mām eva kaunteya yajantyavidhi-pūrvakam
Meaning
Even those devotees who, endowed with faith, worship other gods, worship Me alone, O Arjuna, but by the wrong method.
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Explanation & Life Application
This verse from Chapter 9 of the Bhagavad Gita highlights a practical insight: Even those devotees who, endowed with faith, worship other gods, worship Me alone, O Arjuna, but by the wrong method.
In The Yoga of Royal Knowledge (Raja Vidya Raja Guhya Yoga), Krishna explains The most confidential knowledge about devotion and the relationship between the soul and God.
— Explained by the Nitya Team
Chapter Context
The most confidential knowledge about devotion and the relationship between the soul and God.
Key themes in this chapter include Devotion, Faith, Divine grace.
When to Apply This Verse
- •When you need steadiness while dealing with devotion
- •When practicing faith amid uncertainty
- •When applying divine grace to real-life choices
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