Chapter 3 · Verse 30 · Karma Yoga
Bhagavad Gita 3.30
Sanskrit
मयि सर्वाणि कर्माणि संन्यस्याध्यात्मचेतसा। निराशीर्निर्ममो भूत्वा युध्यस्व विगतज्वरः।।3.30।।
Transliteration
mayi sarvāṇi karmāṇi sannyasyādhyātma-chetasā nirāśhīr nirmamo bhūtvā yudhyasva vigata-jvaraḥ
In plain words
You are drowning in the weight of outcomes—whether the marriage will heal, whether the money will return, whether you'll find your purpose, whether the surgery will work. Krishna says: stop carrying the result on your own shoulders. Offer what you're doing to something larger than your fear, and let that ease some of the pressure. You can still show up fully, still fight for what matters—but you fight free.
Word by Word
Krishna reveals the heart of karma yoga: offer every action to the Divine, not to yourself. When you work with your consciousness anchored in God rather than in ego, results lose their grip on you—anxiety dissolves.
This is not escapism but liberation within action. Today, you can apply this by starting your work with an internal dedication: 'I do this for the highest good, not for my personal gain,' and notice how pressure and fear naturally release.
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Bhagavad Gita 3.30 — BG 3.30
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