Devotion to vs with

Source: [TW](The same goes for mantras. A Sādhaka has to worship the mantras themselves with deep devotion; not just worship with the mantras. This is not some later Tāntrika idea as well.

Even as early as the Śatapatha, the Śruti tells us that the supreme being is worshiped as the Yajus (Yajur verse) by the Adhvaryus (Yajurvedic priests) and so on.)

The same goes for mantras. A Sādhaka has to worship the mantras themselves with deep devotion; not just worship with the mantras. This is not some later Tāntrika idea as well.

Even as early as the Śatapatha, the Śruti tells us that the supreme being is worshiped as the Yajus (Yajur verse) by the Adhvaryus (Yajurvedic priests) and so on.