Chapter 17 · Verse 11 · Sraddhatraya Vibhaga Yoga
Bhagavad Gita 17.11
Sanskrit
अफलाकाङ्क्षिभिर्यज्ञो विधिदृष्टो य इज्यते।यष्टव्यमेवेति मनः समाधाय स सात्त्विकः।।17.11।।
Transliteration
aphalākāṅkṣhibhir yajño vidhi-driṣhṭo ya ijyate yaṣhṭavyam eveti manaḥ samādhāya sa sāttvikaḥ
In plain words
You are exhausted from trying to control what comes next—the job offer, the healing, the reconciliation, the pregnancy test result. Krishna says: your only real work is to show up fully to what is in front of you right now, to do what is true and right, and to release your white-knuckled grip on how it all turns out. That release is where your freedom lives.
Word by Word
Krishna reveals here the heart of sattvic sacrifice—not the ritual itself, but the consciousness behind it. When you offer action to the divine order, asking nothing in return, your mind becomes one with the eternal law.
This is the sacrifice of a truly free being. In our modern rush for results and recognition, simply performing your duty with full presence and trust—whether in work, family, or service—transforms ordinary action into sacred offering.
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Bhagavad Gita 17.11 — BG 17.11
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