Chapter 5 · Verse 29 · Karma Sanyasa Yoga
Bhagavad Gita 5.29
Sanskrit
भोक्तारं यज्ञतपसां सर्वलोकमहेश्वरम्। सुहृदं सर्वभूतानां ज्ञात्वा मां शान्तिमृच्छति।।5.29।।
Transliteration
bhoktāraṁ yajña-tapasāṁ sarva-loka-maheśhvaram suhṛidaṁ sarva-bhūtānāṁ jñātvā māṁ śhāntim ṛichchhati
In plain words
You are carrying the weight of this alone—the debt, the marriage, the diagnosis, the uncertainty about your path—as if it all depends on you to fix it and earn your way back to safety. Krishna says: you are already known and held by something far larger than your anxiety, something that loves every being unconditionally, and the moment you stop fighting to control everything, that knowing reaches you as peace. Stop trying to prove your worth through endless effort; you are already worthy.
Word by Word
Krishna reveals here the ultimate truth that transcends all ritual and discipline: He alone is the true enjoyer of all sacrifices, the sovereign of all worlds, and most intimately, the dearest friend dwelling in every heart. When you recognize that the Lord sustains all beings with selfless compassion, and that your own deepest self is known and loved by Him, the anxious grip of the ego dissolves.
This recognition—not as abstract philosophy but as lived truth—is the direct path to unshakeable peace in a world of constant change.
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Bhagavad Gita 5.29 — BG 5.29
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