Verse 9.23

येऽप्यन्यदेवता भक्ता यजन्ते श्रद्धयाऽन्विताः। तेऽपि मामेव कौन्तेय यजन्त्यविधिपूर्वकम्।।9.23।।

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

Meaning

Even if, like, some peeps worship other gods, and are, like, totally into it, they're still low-key worshipin' me, Arjuna. But, like, they're doin' it all wrong.

Commentary

Okay, so like, even if peeps are, like, totally devout and worshipin' other gods, they're actually still worshipin' me, fam. But, like, they're doin' it all wrong. It's like, they're clueless, their whole worship vibe is, like, totally bogus, not the ancient, OG way. So, they're stuck comin' back to this world. It's like, they're worshipin' Agni, Indra, Surya, Varuna, the Vasus—all those guys—but they're still gettin' to me, cuz I'm everywhere. But their devotion? Nah, it's not pure, it's sus. It's like, waterin' the branches instead of the roots. If you hit the root, the whole tree's good, right? Same thing, if I'm good—I'm the root of everything, all the gods and all that—then all the gods are good. It's like, your five senses send info to your brain, but would you, like, put candy in your ear and flowers in your eyes? No way! You gotta eat with your mouth, smell with your nose, you know? So, worship me the right way, get it? Know that I'm the Self in everyone, see me in all that other worship stuff. I'm the root, the OG source of all the gods and this whole world.