Shloka 18.57
Krishna speaks to Arjuna
चेतसा सर्वकर्माणि मयि संन्यस्य मत्परः |बुद्धियोगमुपाश्रित्य मच्चित्तः सततं भव ||१८-५७||
cetasā sarvakarmāṇi mayi saṃnyasya matparaḥ . buddhiyogamupāśritya maccittaḥ satataṃ bhava ||18-57||
Meaning
Surrender then thy actions unto Me, live in Me, concentrate thine intellect on Me, and think always of Me.
Translation: Shri Purohit Swami, The Geeta: The Gospel of the Lord Shri Krishna (1935). Public domain.
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Explanation
Krishna gives Arjuna direct, personal instruction. Mentally surrender all actions to Me, hold Me as the highest goal (matparah), take refuge in buddhi-yoga (the yoga of steady discrimination and devotion), and keep your thought ever fixed on Me — macchittah satatam bhava.
Here the path is distilled into a living practice rather than mere theory. The technique is interior: offer every deed to the Divine in the mind, orient the whole life toward Him, and keep returning the attention to Him again and again. This is not withdrawal from action but its complete consecration. Such constant God-remembrance, woven into a life of duty, becomes the simplest and surest road to the supreme.
In daily life
Offer all your actions to the Divine in your heart and keep your mind constantly fixed on it.
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Krishna on remembrance, in other chapters
- Verse 8.7You need not abandon your duties to seek God; remember the Divine while you work, and your whole life becomes worship.
- Verse 10.9Sharing your spiritual life with kindred souls turns devotion into deep, lasting joy.
- Verse 17.24Begin meaningful actions by dedicating them to the Divine — that remembrance lifts ordinary deeds into sacred offerings.
- Verse 3.30Offer your actions to the Divine, release craving and anxiety, and you can act decisively even under pressure with an untroubled heart.
Swipe left for 18.58 · Surrendered, you cross every obstacle by grace; but ego that refuses to listen leads only to ruin.
Questions about Bhagavad Gita 18.57
Who says Bhagavad Gita 18.57, and to whom?
Krishna speaks to Arjuna in verse 18.57, in Chapter 18, Moksha Sannyas Yoga (Moksha Sannyas Yoga).
What does Bhagavad Gita 18.57 mean?
Surrender then thy actions unto Me, live in Me, concentrate thine intellect on Me, and think always of Me. (Translation: Shri Purohit Swami, The Geeta: The Gospel of the Lord Shri Krishna (1935). Public domain.)
What is the lesson of Bhagavad Gita 18.57 for daily life?
Offer all your actions to the Divine in your heart and keep your mind constantly fixed on it.
What do the Sanskrit words in Bhagavad Gita 18.57 mean?
चेतसा सर्वकर्माणि — all actions, with the mind; मयि संन्यस्य — renouncing in Me; मत्परः — having Me as the supreme goal; बुद्धियोगम् उपाश्रित्य — resorting to the yoga of discrimination; मच्चित्तः सततं भव — ever fix thy mind on Me.
Where does verse 18.57 come in the Bhagavad Gita?
It is verse 57 of 78 in Chapter 18, Moksha Sannyas Yoga. The next verse is 18.58.