Royal Knowledge & Secret · 9.23
Faithfully: Devotion and Sacred Trust
येऽप्यन्यदेवता भक्ता यजन्ते श्रद्धयाऽन्विताः।
तेऽपि मामेव कौन्तेय यजन्त्यविधिपूर्वकम्॥ ९.२३ ॥
ye ’pyanya-devatā-bhaktā yajante śhraddhayānvitāḥ
te ’pi mām eva kaunteya yajantyavidhi-pūrvakam
Translation
Even those who worship the lesser powers, if they do so with faith, they are thereby worshipping Me, though not in the correct manner.
— Shri Purohit Swami (1935), public domain
Meaning
This draft lesson introduces Bhagavad Gita 9.23 through stronger key ideas from the verse: faithfully, celestial gods, other. In the context of Devotion and Sacred Trust, learners connect Sanskrit vocabulary to the verse's teaching before applying it to daily choices. Review this draft before publication.
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