येऽप्यन्यदेवता भक्ता यजन्ते श्रद्धयान्विताः | तेऽपि मामेव कौन्तेय यजन्त्यविधिपूर्वकम्
ye.apyanyadevatābhaktā yajante śraddhayānvitāḥ . te.api māmeva kaunteya yajantyavidhipūrvakam
Même ceux qui, dévoués à d'autres divinités et animés de foi, les adorent, ceux-là aussi, ô fils de Kunti (Kaunteya), M'adorent seul, bien qu'en suivant une méthode incorrecte.
Even those who, being devoted to other deities and endowed with faith, worship (them), they also, O son of Kunti, worship Me alone (though) following the wrong method.
Ils M'adorent dans l'ignorance. Leur mode d'adoration est contraire à la règle ancienne, c'est pourquoi ils retournent à ce monde. Krishna explique qu'Il est la racine de tous les dieux et de l'univers entier. Si la racine est satisfaite, l'arbre entier l'est aussi. Ainsi, même si ces dévots atteignent un certain fruit, leur dévotion n'est pas pure car elle n'est pas directement dirigée vers Lui, la source de tout. Il faut L'adorer dans Sa propre nature, Le reconnaissant comme l'Âtman en tous les êtres.
They worship Me in ignorance. Their mode of worship is contrary to the ancient,rule. Hence they return to this world.People worship Agni? Indra? Surya? Varuna? the Vasus? etc. Even they attain Me? because I am everywhere. But their devotion is not pure. It is vicarious. Water should be given to the root and not to the branches. If the root is satisfied? the whole tree must be and is satisfied. Even so? if I (the root of this world and all the gods) am satisfied? all the gods must be and are satisfied. Though the messages from the five organs of knowledge reach the one consciousness? will it be right and useful to place a sweetmeat in the ear and a flower in the eyes The function of eating must be done by the mouth alone and the function of smelling by the nose alone. Therefore I should be worshipped in My own nature. They should know Me as the Self in all beings. They should recognise Me in other worship. I am the root. I am the source of all the gods and of this whole world. (Cf.IV.11VII.20)