Chapter 18 · Verse 57 · Moksha Sanyaas Yoga
Bhagavad Gita 18.57
Sanskrit
चेतसा सर्वकर्माणि मयि संन्यस्य मत्परः।बुद्धियोगमुपाश्रित्य मच्चित्तः सततं भव।।18.57।।
Transliteration
chetasā sarva-karmāṇi mayi sannyasya mat-paraḥ buddhi-yogam upāśhritya mach-chittaḥ satataṁ bhava
In plain words
You are exhausted from trying to force your life into the shape you think it should be—the marriage, the job, the healing, the proof that you're doing it right. Krishna says: stop carrying it alone. Offer what you're doing to something larger than your fear and your need to control the outcome, and let some of that weight come off your shoulders. When you stop performing for yourself, you finally have energy to actually live.
Word by Word
This final teaching of the Gita brings us to the summit: every action, every thought, every breath offered not to the separate self but to the Divine presence within and beyond. When consciousness itself becomes the altar of surrender, when intellect unites with God's wisdom rather than ego's scheming, you discover that dedication was never about perfection—it was always about love.
In your daily life, this means catching yourself mid-action and asking: Am I doing this for my image, or for something larger? That small shift from 'my work' to 'work offered' transforms everything.
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Bhagavad Gita 18.57 — BG 18.57
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