# Demigod worship
[[bg/9/16|Bg. 9.16]], [[bg/9/20|Bg. 9.20]], [[bg/17/28|Bg. 17.28]]
* according to modes of nature, [[bg/3/12|Bg. 3.12]]
* as materialistic, [[bg/17/13|Bg. 17.13]]
* attachment to, [[bg/9/20|Bg. 9.20]]
* benefit(s) from
* Arjuna questions, [[bg/17/1|Bg. 17.1]]
* as temporary, [[bg/4/12|Bg. 4.12]], [[bg/7/23|Bg. 7.23]], [[bg/9/21|Bg. 9.21]], [[bg/9/24|Bg. 9.24]]
* elevation to higher planets as, [[bg/7/23|Bg. 7.23]], [[bg/7/24|Bg. 7.24]] (4), [[bg/9/18|Bg. 9.18]], [[bg/9/20–21|Bg. 9.20–21]], [[bg/9/24–25|Bg. 9.24–25]]
* health as, [[bg/7/20|Bg. 7.20]], [[bg/7/21|Bg. 7.21]]
* prosperity as, [[bg/3/11–12|Bg. 3.11–12]], [[bg/3/16|Bg. 3.16]]
* satisfaction of material desires as, 18, [[bg/4/12|Bg. 4.12]], [[bg/7/20|Bg. 7.20]], [[bg/7/20|Bg. 7.20]], [[bg/7/21–22|Bg. 7.21–22]], [[bg/7/24|Bg. 7.24]] (4), [[bg/17/13|Bg. 17.13]]
* sense gratification as, [[bg/4/12|Bg. 4.12]], [[bg/9/20–21|Bg. 9.20–21]]
* by impersonalists, [[bg/17/4|Bg. 17.4]]
* compared
* Darśa-paurṇamāsī, [[bg/9/25|Bg. 9.25]]
* fault(s) of
* being foolish as, [[bg/4/12|Bg. 4.12]], [[bg/7/20–23|Bg. 7.20–23]], [[bg/7/24|Bg. 7.24]] (4), [[bg/9/23–25|Bg. 9.23–25]]
* being ignorant as, [[bg/7/20–23|Bg. 7.20–23]], [[bg/9/23–24|Bg. 9.23–24]]
* Kṛṣṇa’s disapproval of, as, 18, [[bg/9/21|Bg. 9.21]], [[bg/9/23–25|Bg. 9.23–25]]
* non-necessity for, as, 19, [[bg/9/23–25|Bg. 9.23–25]]
* temporariness of benefits from, as, [[bg/4/12|Bg. 4.12]], [[bg/9/21|Bg. 9.21]], [[bg/9/24|Bg. 9.24]]
* for health, [[bg/7/20|Bg. 7.20]], [[bg/7/21|Bg. 7.21]]
* in goodness mode, [[bg/17/4|Bg. 17.4]]
* in universal form, [[bg/8/4|Bg. 8.4]]
* in Vedic literatures, [[bg/3/14|Bg. 3.14]], [[bg/7/21|Bg. 7.21]], [[bg/9/25|Bg. 9.25]]
* Kṛṣṇa strengthens faith for, [[bg/7/21–22|Bg. 7.21–22]]
* Nanda Mahārāja &, 19
* recommendations for, [[bg/7/20|Bg. 7.20]], [[bg/7/21|Bg. 7.21]], [[bg/10/42|Bg. 10.42]]
* to Kālī, [[bg/3/12|Bg. 3.12]]
* to Sarasvatī, [[bg/7/21|Bg. 7.21]]
* to sun-god, [[bg/7/20|Bg. 7.20]], [[bg/7/21|Bg. 7.21]]
* to Umā, [[bg/7/21|Bg. 7.21]]
* Viṣṇu worship to accompany, [[bg/3/11|Bg. 3.11]]
* vs. worship to Lord, [[bg/9/23–25|Bg. 9.23–25]]
* with sacrifice, [[bg/4/25|Bg. 4.25]]
*See:* [Sacrifice](entries/sacrifice.md); of animals