ज्ञात्वाज्ञात्वाथ ये वै मां यावान् यश्चास्मि यादृश: । भजन्त्यनन्यभावेन ते मे भक्ततमा मता: ॥ ३३ ॥
jñātvājñātvātha ye vai māṁ yāvān yaś cāsmi yādṛśaḥ bhajanty ananya-bhāvena te me bhaktatamā matāḥ
- jñātvā
- knowing
- ajñātvā
- not knowing
- atha
- thus
- ye
- those who
- vai
- certainly
- mām
- Me
- yāvān
- as
- yaḥ
- who
- ca
- also
- asmi
- I am
- yādṛśaḥ
- how I am
- bhajanti
- worship
- ananya-bhāvena
- with exclusive devotion
- te
- they
- me
- by Me
- bhakta-tamāḥ
- the best devotees
- matāḥ
- are considered
My devotees may or may not know exactly what I am, who I am and how I exist, but if they worship Me with unalloyed love, then I consider them to be the best of devotees.