Chapter 18 · Verse 56 · Moksha Sanyaas Yoga
Bhagavad Gita 18.56
Sanskrit
सर्वकर्माण्यपि सदा कुर्वाणो मद्व्यपाश्रयः।मत्प्रसादादवाप्नोति शाश्वतं पदमव्ययम्।।18.56।।
Transliteration
sarva-karmāṇy api sadā kurvāṇo mad-vyapāśhrayaḥ mat-prasādād avāpnoti śhāśhvataṁ padam avyayam
In plain words
You are exhausted from trying to control everything—the outcome of your marriage, your child's future, whether the money comes back, whether you'll heal, whether you're enough. Krishna says: do the work in front of you with full heart and integrity, then release your grip on what happens next. The moment you stop strangling the outcome is the moment you find actual peace.
Word by Word
This final verse of the Bhagavad Gita reveals the paradox that liberates: you need not abandon action, only the illusion that you are the doer. When you perform all duties while surrendering their fruits to Krishna—recognizing His presence as the true Intelligence behind all movement—grace flows naturally into your being.
This is not passive withdrawal but active participation in life from a place of complete trust, where your hands work but your heart rests in God. In our modern scramble for control and certainty, this teaching invites us to work with full integrity while releasing the desperate grip on outcomes, transforming every task into a prayer.
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Bhagavad Gita 18.56 — BG 18.56
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