The Gita – Chapter 9 – Shloka 23
Shloka 23
The Gita – Chapter 9 – Shloka 23
Arjuna, all of those devotees of mine who perform Attached Karma and who have faith in the various Deities (who are all part of and representatives of Me in reality), actually worship Me. However, this worship is really being done out ignorance, (lack of proper knowledge about Me.)
हे अर्जुन ! यधपि श्रद्भा से युक्त्त जो सकाम भक्त्त दुसरे देवताओ को पूजते है, वे भी मुझको ही पूजते है, किन्तु उनका वह पुजन अविधि पूर्वक अर्थात्त् अज्ञान पूर्वक है ।। २३ ।।