Word
avidhi-pūrvakam
Used in 3 verses of the Bhagavad Gita.
How it is translated
- by the wrong method (1)
- with love (1)
- with no regards to the rules of the scriptures (1)
Every verse
- 9.23येऽप्यन्यदेवता भक्ता यजन्ते श्रद्धयाऽन्विताः।ye ’pyanya-devatā-bhaktā yajante śhraddhayānvitāḥEven those devotees who, endowed with faith, worship other gods, worship Me alone, O Arjuna, but by the wrong method.Here: by the wrong method
- 10.10तेषां सततयुक्तानां भजतां प्रीतिपूर्वकम्।teṣhāṁ satata-yuktānāṁ bhajatāṁ prīti-pūrvakamTo those who are ever steadfast, worshipping me with love, I give the yoga of discrimination, by which they come to me.Here: with love
- 16.17आत्मसम्भाविताः स्तब्धा धनमानमदान्विताः।ātma-sambhāvitāḥ stabdhā dhana-māna-madānvitāḥSelf-conceited, stubborn, filled with pride and intoxication of wealth, they perform sacrifices in name only for ostentation, contrary to scriptural ordinances.Here: with no regards to the rules of the scriptures