Chapter 9 · Verse 23
Bhagavad Gita 9.23
Last updated: 14 June 2026
Raja Vidya Raja Guhya Yoga · राज विद्या राज गुह्य योग
Sanskrit Verse
येऽप्यन्यदेवता भक्ता यजन्ते श्रद्धयान्विताः। तेऽपि मामेव कौन्तेय यजन्त्यविधिपूर्वकम्।।9.23।।
Roman (IAST)
ye'pyanyadevatā bhaktā yajante śraddhayānvitāḥ| te'pi māmeva kaunteya yajantyavidhipūrvakam||9.23||
Simple transliteration
ye'pyanyadevata bhakta yajante shraddhayanvitah te'pi mameva kaunteya yajantyavidhipurvakam9.23
Meaning
Meaning (English)
Even devotees who faithfully worship other gods actually worship Krishna alone, but they do so not by the prescribed method (avidhi-pūrvakam).
Meaning (Hindi) · अर्थ
हे कौन्तेय! श्रद्धा से युक्त जो भक्त अन्य देवताओं को पूजते हैं, वे भी मुझे ही अविधिपूर्वक पूजते हैं।
About this verse
This is verse 23 of 34 in Chapter 9 (Raja Vidya Raja Guhya Yoga) of the Bhagavad Gita.
