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Chapter 18 · Verse 46 · Moksha Sanyaas Yoga

Bhagavad Gita 18.46

devotional Karma & Action Bhakti & Devotion Dharma & Duty

Sanskrit

यतः प्रवृत्तिर्भूतानां येन सर्वमिदं ततम्।स्वकर्मणा तमभ्यर्च्य सिद्धिं विन्दति मानवः।।18.46।।

Transliteration

yataḥ pravṛittir bhūtānāṁ yena sarvam idaṁ tatam sva-karmaṇā tam abhyarchya siddhiṁ vindati mānavaḥ

Word by Word

yataḥ from whom
pravṛittiḥ have come into being
bhūtānām of all living entities
yena by whom
sarvam all
idam this
tatam pervaded
sva-karmaṇā by one’s natural occupation
tam him
abhyarchya by worshipping
siddhim perfection
vindati attains
mānavaḥ a person
Simplified Perspective

From the eternal source flows all creation, and by that same divine intelligence all worlds are sustained and woven together. When you perform your natural work as an offering to this supreme consciousness, you transcend the ego's narrow claims and align yourself with the cosmic order itself.

This is not mere duty done mechanically—it is worship, a recognition that the divine flows through your hands and your gifts. In our modern fragmentation, this teaching restores wholeness: your work becomes sacred when offered as service to something greater than personal gain.

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Bhagavad Gita 18.46 — BG 18.46

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

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