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Chapter 17 · Verse 25 · Sraddhatraya Vibhaga Yoga

Bhagavad Gita 17.25

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Sanskrit

तदित्यनभिसन्धाय फलं यज्ञतपःक्रियाः।दानक्रियाश्च विविधाः क्रियन्ते मोक्षकाङ्क्षि।।17.25।।

Transliteration

tad ity anabhisandhāya phalaṁ yajña-tapaḥ-kriyāḥ dāna-kriyāśh cha vividhāḥ kriyante mokṣha-kāṅkṣhibhiḥ

Word by Word

tat the syllable Tat
iti thus
anabhisandhāya without desiring
phalam fruitive rewards
yajña sacrifice
tapaḥ austerity
kriyāḥ acts
dāna charity
kriyāḥ acts
cha and
vividhāḥ various
kriyante are done
mokṣha-kāṅkṣhibhiḥ by seekers of freedom from material entanglements
Simplified Perspective

When you invoke the sacred syllable 'Tat'—that transcendent reality beyond all names and forms—you align your entire being with the Absolute, and from that alignment, all action flows naturally without grasping for results. The seeker who performs sacrifice, austerity, and charity while holding this sacred word in consciousness performs these acts as offerings to the Divine rather than transactions for personal gain.

This is the alchemy that transforms duty into devotion and action into worship. In modern life, this means approaching your work, your service, even your struggles with the inner knowing that you are participating in something greater than yourself—and watch how this shifts everything.

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Bhagavad Gita 17.25 — BG 17.25

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

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