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Chapter 18 · Verse 57 · Moksha Sanyaas Yoga

Bhagavad Gita 18.57

surrendering Karma & Action Bhakti & Devotion Moksha & Liberation

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

Word by Word

chetasā by consciousness
sarva-karmāṇi every activity
mayi to me
sannyasya dedicating
mat-paraḥ having me as the supreme goal
buddhi-yogam having the intellect united with God
upāśhritya taking shelter of
mat-chittaḥ consciousness absorbed in me
satatam always
bhava be
Simplified Perspective

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

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