Chapter 18 · Verse 9 · Moksha Sanyaas Yoga
Bhagavad Gita 18.9
Sanskrit
कार्यमित्येव यत्कर्म नियतं क्रियतेऽर्जुन।सङ्गं त्यक्त्वा फलं चैव स त्यागः सात्त्विको मतः।।18.9।।
Transliteration
kāryam ity eva yat karma niyataṁ kriyate ‘rjuna saṅgaṁ tyaktvā phalaṁ chaiva sa tyāgaḥ sāttviko mataḥ
In plain words
You are exhausted from trying to control what you cannot control—the outcome of your marriage, your child's choices, whether the money comes back, whether you'll be healed. Krishna says: do what is yours to do, with full presence and care, then let go of your grip on the result. The weight you're carrying isn't the work itself—it's the demand that life bend to your will.
Word by Word
When you act without attachment to outcomes, performing your duty as duty itself—not for praise, reward, or personal gain—you touch the highest form of renunciation. This is not the renunciation of action, but the renunciation of the ego's claim on results.
In our modern chase for success and recognition, this verse invites you to return to the sacred simplicity of doing what is yours to do, then releasing it entirely to the cosmic intelligence.
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Bhagavad Gita 18.9 — BG 18.9
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