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Chapter 9 · Raja Vidya Raja Guhya Yoga

Universal Devotion · One Truth Behind Every Form

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येऽप्यन्यदेवता भक्ता यजन्ते श्रद्धयाऽन्विताः । तेऽपि मामेव कौन्तेय यजन्त्यविधिपूर्वकम् ॥

ye'py anyadevatā bhaktā yajante śraddhayānvitāḥ, te'pi mām eva kaunteya yajanty avidhipūrvakam.

Meaning

"O son of Kunti, even those devotees who, endowed with faith, worship other deities, worship Me alone, though not according to the proper understanding."

Explanation

Sincere devotion, even when imperfectly aimed, still ultimately reaches toward the same one truth behind all forms.

Today's Life Lesson

Trust that sincere effort today, even if imperfect, still moves you toward the same truth others are seeking.

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