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Chapter 17 · Verse 26 · Sraddhatraya Vibhaga Yoga

Bhagavad Gita 17.26

transformative Karma & Action Dharma & Duty Jnana & Wisdom

Sanskrit

सद्भावे साधुभावे च सदित्येतत्प्रयुज्यते।प्रशस्ते कर्मणि तथा सच्छब्दः पार्थ युज्यते।।17.26।।

Transliteration

sad-bhāve sādhu-bhāve cha sad ity etat prayujyate praśhaste karmaṇi tathā sach-chhabdaḥ pārtha yujyate

Word by Word

sat-bhāve with the intention of eternal existence and goodness
sādhu-bhāve with auspicious intention
cha also
sat the syllable Sat
iti thus
etat this
prayujyate is used
praśhaste auspicious
karmaṇi action
tathā also
sat-śhabdaḥ the word “Sat”
pārtha Arjun, the son of Pritha
yujyate is used
Simplified Perspective

The Divine names itself through the word 'Sat'—truth, being, goodness—and when you speak, act, or offer with this intention woven into your consciousness, you align yourself with the eternal itself. This is not mere linguistic cleverness; it is the recognition that intention sanctifies action.

When you perform your work—whether in the kitchen, boardroom, or meditation hall—with the conscious awareness that you serve something true and good beyond yourself, that very naming transforms duty into dharma and effort into grace.

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Bhagavad Gita 17.26 — BG 17.26

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

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