Bhagavad Gita 18.57 चेतसा सर्वकर्माणि मयि संन्यस्य मत्परः

Bhagavad Gita 18.57 — word by word

Explanation

Mentally offering all your actions to me, holding me as the highest goal and relying on the yoga of understanding, keep your mind always fixed on me. Krishna now addresses Arjuna directly, turning the general teaching into a personal instruction for the battle ahead.

Now Krishna turns from general teaching to direct instruction for Arjuna. The renunciation asked for is mental (cetasā) — an inner offering — not giving up the work itself, as in 3.30 and 12.6. Buddhi-yoga, the discipline of a steady, even understanding, was introduced in 2.39-49 and 10.10. Shankara, Ramanuja and Madhva all read this as karma-yoga joined with devotion; Gandhi saw the verse as a summary of his ideal of anāsakti, selfless action.

भावार्थ

मन से अपने सब कर्मों को मुझमें अर्पित करके, मुझे ही परम लक्ष्य मानकर, समत्व रूप बुद्धियोग का आश्रय लेकर तुम निरन्तर अपना चित्त मुझमें ही लगाए रहो। यही कर्म करने की सच्ची रीति है।

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