Chapter 12 · Verse 11 · Bhakti Yoga
Bhagavad Gita 12.11
Sanskrit
अथैतदप्यशक्तोऽसि कर्तुं मद्योगमाश्रितः।सर्वकर्मफलत्यागं ततः कुरु यतात्मवान्।।12.11।।
Transliteration
athaitad apy aśhakto ’si kartuṁ mad-yogam āśhritaḥ sarva-karma-phala-tyāgaṁ tataḥ kuru yatātmavān
In plain words
You are exhausted from trying to force the outcome you need—the marriage to heal, the debt to return, the job to appear, the child to be okay. Krishna says: do your part with full heart and integrity, then release your grip on what comes next. This is not passivity; it is the only freedom available to you, and it is where your peace lives.
Word by Word
When the heart cannot yet sustain constant devotion, Krishna offers a gateway: release yourself from grasping the fruits of your work. This is not renunciation of action itself, but renunciation of the ego's hunger for results—a path that quiets the mind and opens the door to true surrender.
Even in your ordinary duties, when you work without claiming ownership of outcomes, you become an instrument of divine will rather than a slave to desire. This ancient wisdom speaks directly to modern overwhelm: stop chasing results, tend to your work with integrity, and watch how freedom blooms.
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Bhagavad Gita 12.11 — BG 12.11
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