Geetanjali

Bhagavad Geeta 9.23

Sanskrit

येऽप्यन्यदेवता भक्ता यजन्ते श्रद्धयाऽन्विताः। तेऽपि मामेव कौन्तेय यजन्त्यविधिपूर्वकम्।।9.23।।

ye ’pyanya-devatā-bhaktā yajante śhraddhayānvitāḥ te ’pi mām eva kaunteya yajantyavidhi-pūrvakam

Meaning

Everyone pursuing their goals with sincere effort ultimately contributes to a greater purpose, even if their methods differ from yours.

Translation

Even those who, being devoted to other deities and endowed with faith, worship them, they also, O son of Kunti, worship Me alone, though following the wrong method.

Related Topics

This verse relates to the following principles from the Bhagavad Geeta: