Shloka 18.62
Krishna speaks to Arjuna
तमेव शरणं गच्छ सर्वभावेन भारत |तत्प्रसादात्परां शान्तिं स्थानं प्राप्स्यसि शाश्वतम् ||१८-६२||
tameva śaraṇaṃ gaccha sarvabhāvena bhārata . tatprasādātparāṃ śāntiṃ sthānaṃ prāpsyasi śāśvatam ||18-62||
Meaning
With all thy strength, fly unto Him and surrender thyself, and by His grace shalt thou attain Supreme Peace and reach the Eternal Home.
Translation: Shri Purohit Swami, The Geeta: The Gospel of the Lord Shri Krishna (1935). Public domain.
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Explanation
Flowing from the previous verse, Krishna gives the natural response to the indwelling Lord: take refuge in Him alone, sarva-bhavena — with your whole being, every fiber of yourself. By His grace you will attain supreme peace and the eternal abode.
The phrase 'with all thy being' is the heart of it. This is not a partial, hedged surrender but a total entrusting of oneself — body, mind, will, and love — to the Divine within. And the fruit promised is the highest: para shanti, the peace beyond all understanding, and a permanent home in the Eternal.
Where the previous verse described our condition, this one gives the remedy: wholehearted refuge transforms the puppet of maya into the beloved of God.
In daily life
Take refuge in the Divine with your whole being, and grace will give you supreme peace and an eternal home.
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Krishna on refuge, in other chapters
- Verse 7.14You cannot out-think illusion with the very mind it deludes — but wholehearted refuge in the Divine carries you across.
- Verse 15.4After releasing what binds you, seek refuge in the eternal source from which all life flows.
- Verse 9.31Once you sincerely turn toward the Divine, no devotion is ever wasted — the path of the heart cannot fail.
- Verse 5.29Know the Divine as the Lord of all and the loving friend of your own heart — that recognition is the doorway to lasting peace.
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Questions about Bhagavad Gita 18.62
Who says Bhagavad Gita 18.62, and to whom?
Krishna speaks to Arjuna in verse 18.62, in Chapter 18, Moksha Sannyas Yoga (Moksha Sannyas Yoga).
What does Bhagavad Gita 18.62 mean?
With all thy strength, fly unto Him and surrender thyself, and by His grace shalt thou attain Supreme Peace and reach the Eternal Home. (Translation: Shri Purohit Swami, The Geeta: The Gospel of the Lord Shri Krishna (1935). Public domain.)
What is the lesson of Bhagavad Gita 18.62 for daily life?
Take refuge in the Divine with your whole being, and grace will give you supreme peace and an eternal home.
What do the Sanskrit words in Bhagavad Gita 18.62 mean?
तम् एव शरणं गच्छ — take refuge in Him alone; सर्वभावेन — with all thy being; भारत — O descendant of Bharata; तत्प्रसादात् — by His grace; परां शान्तिं — supreme peace.
Where does verse 18.62 come in the Bhagavad Gita?
It is verse 62 of 78 in Chapter 18, Moksha Sannyas Yoga. The next verse is 18.63.