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Chapter 11 · Verse 55 · Vishwaroopa Darshana Yoga

Bhagavad Gita 11.55

devotional Bhakti & Devotion Karma & Action Attachment & Letting Go

Sanskrit

मत्कर्मकृन्मत्परमो मद्भक्तः सङ्गवर्जितः। निर्वैरः सर्वभूतेषु यः स मामेति पाण्डव।।11.55।।

Transliteration

mat-karma-kṛin mat-paramo mad-bhaktaḥ saṅga-varjitaḥ nirvairaḥ sarva-bhūteṣhu yaḥ sa mām eti pāṇḍava

Word by Word

mat-karma-kṛit perform duties for my sake
mat-paramaḥ considering me the Supreme
mat-bhaktaḥ devoted to me
saṅga-varjitaḥ free from attachment
nirvairaḥ without malice
sarva-bhūteṣhu toward all entities
yaḥ who
saḥ he
mām to me
eti comes
pāṇḍava Arjun, the son of Pandu
Simplified Perspective

Krishna reveals the ultimate condition of union: those who consecrate their work to the Divine, who hold Him as the highest reality, who serve with undivided heart yet remain unattached to fruits, and who look upon all beings without enmity—such souls dissolve into the Godhead itself. This is not transcendence of the world but transcendence within it: you act fully, love wholly, yet cling to nothing.

For the modern spiritual seeker, this means your daily responsibilities become your prayer, your relationships become your practice, and your freedom emerges not by withdrawing but by releasing the grip of ego within full engagement.

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Bhagavad Gita 11.55 — BG 11.55

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Sanskrit text from the Bhagavad Gita (public domain). Commentary © Mahakatha.

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