BG 9.23
येऽप्यन्यदेवताभक्ता यजन्ते श्रद्धयान्विताः ।
तेऽपि मामेव कौन्तेय यजन्त्यविधिपूर्वकम् ॥
तेऽपि मामेव कौन्तेय यजन्त्यविधिपूर्वकम् ॥
ye ’py anya-devatā-bhaktā yajante śraddhayānvitāḥ
te ’pi mām eva kaunteya yajanty avidhi-pūrvakam
te ’pi mām eva kaunteya yajanty avidhi-pūrvakam
Word-for-word meanings
kaunteya — O son of Kuntī; ye api — even those; bhaktāḥ — devotees; anya — [of] other; devatā — devas; yajante — who worship [the devas]; anvitāḥ — being endowed; śraddhayā — with faith; te api — they too; yajanti — worship; mām eva — Me alone; avidhi-pūrvakam — [although] in an improper manner.
Translation
O son of Kuntī, even those devotees of other devas who worship them, being endowed with faith, actually worship Me alone, although in an improper manner.