Chapter 18 · Verse 14 · Moksha Sanyaas Yoga
Bhagavad Gita 18.14
Sanskrit
अधिष्ठानं तथा कर्ता करणं च पृथग्विधम्।विविधाश्च पृथक्चेष्टा दैवं चैवात्र पञ्चमम्।।18.14।।
Transliteration
adhiṣhṭhānaṁ tathā kartā karaṇaṁ cha pṛithag-vidham vividhāśh cha pṛithak cheṣhṭā daivaṁ chaivātra pañchamam
In plain words
You are carrying a weight that was never meant to be yours alone—the crushing belief that everything that goes wrong is your fault, that you should have known, should have done more, should have fixed it. Krishna says: you are one thread in a vast tapestry; the body acts, the senses respond, your effort matters, but the whole dance is held by something far larger than your will. When you stop clutching for total control, the anxiety loosens, and you can finally do what is actually yours to do.
Word by Word
Krishna reveals the five factors that constitute any action: the body as the instrument, the individual soul as the agent, the senses as tools, the various efforts undertaken, and the Divine Providence that orchestrates all. This teaching liberates us from the illusion of being the sole doer—we are participants in a vast cosmic dance where God's will flows through our choices.
When you act with this understanding, you release the false burden of total responsibility and align yourself with the intelligence that moves through all existence.
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Bhagavad Gita 18.14 — BG 18.14
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