Chapter 9: Royal Knowledgeराजविद्याराजगुह्ययोग
9:23
“Those devotees who worship other gods with faith, they also worship Me alone, O son of Kunti, though not according to the proper method.”
Sanskrit
येऽप्यन्यदेवता भक्ता यजन्ते श्रद्धयान्विताः | तेऽपि मामेव कौन्तेय यजन्त्यविधिपूर्वकम् ||
Transliteration
ye 'py anya-devatā-bhaktā yajante śraddhayānvitāḥ te 'pi mām eva kaunteya yajanty avidhi-pūrvakam
Commentary
Even worship of other deities ultimately reaches Krishna, as He is the Supreme. However, such worship is indirect and not as effective as direct devotion to the source of all.
Chapter 9
Royal Knowledge