Yathora

The Gita · Chapter 9

Bhagavad Gita 9.23

येऽप्यन्यदेवता भक्ता यजन्ते श्रद्धयाऽन्विताः। तेऽपि मामेव कौन्तेय यजन्त्यविधिपूर्वकम्॥

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

Translation

Even the devotees of other Shining Ones, who worship full of faith, they also worship Me, O son of Kuntî, though contrary to the ancient rule.

What it means

Even those who worship other gods with faith are actually worshipping Me, though not by the prescribed way. All prayers land at one address. The routing is invisible to the sender.

Try this today

All sincere worship reaches the one destination, whatever the signpost used.

Something to reflect on

Have I ever seen two different addresses deliver to the same place?

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Translation by Annie Besant (1905, public domain). The meanings are original to Yathora, drawn from Shankara’s commentary.