येऽप्यन्यदेवता भक्ता यजन्ते श्रद्धयान्विताः |
तेऽपि मामेव कौन्तेय यजन्त्यविधिपूर्वकम् ||९-२३||
ye.apyanyadevatābhaktā yajante śraddhayānvitāḥ . te.api māmeva kaunteya yajantyavidhipūrvakam ||9-23||
।।9.23।। हे कौन्तेय ! श्रद्धा से युक्त जो भक्त अन्य देवताओं को पूजते हैं, वे भी मुझे ही अविधिपूर्वक पूजते हैं।।
9.23 ये who? अपि even? अन्यदेवताः other gods? भक्ताः devotees? यजन्ते worship? श्रद्धया with faith? अन्विताः endowed? ते they? अपि also? माम् Me? एव alone? कौन्तेय O Kaunteya? यजन्ति worship? अविधिपूर्वकम् by the wrong method.Commentary They worship Me in ignorance. Their mode of worship is contrary to the ancient,rule. Hence they return to this world.People worship Agni? Indra? Surya? Varuna? the Vasus? etc. Even they attain Me? because I am everywhere. But their devotion is not pure. It is vic
Non-dualism. The individual self and Brahman are one. The world is appearance (maya). Liberation through knowledge.
।।9.23।।यदि कहो कि अन्य देव भी आप ही हैं? अतः उनके भक्त भी आपहीका पूजन करते हैं तो यह बात ठीक है --, जो कोई अन्य देवोंके भक्त -- अन्य देवताओंमें भक्ित रखनेवाले? श्रद्धासे -- आस्तिकबुद्धिसे युक्त हुए (उनका ) पूजन करते हैं? हे कुन्तीपुत्र वे भी मेरा ही पूजन कहते हैं ( परंतु ) अविधिपूर्वक ( करते हैं )। अविधि अज्ञानको करते हैं? सो वे अज्ञानपूर्वक मेरा पूजन करते हैं।
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9.23 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.
This interpretation draws on the Advaita tradition and may not represent the view of any single school. For authoritative guidance within a specific tradition, seek a qualified teacher.
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