Verse 18.57
Speaker: Krishna
Sanskrit
चेतसा सर्वकर्माणि मयि सन्न्यस्य मत्परः | बुद्धियोगमुपाश्रित्य मच्चित्तः सततं भव ||५७||
Transliteration (IAST)
cetasā sarva-karmāṇi mayi sannyasya mat-paraḥ | buddhi-yogam upāśritya mac-cittaḥ satataṁ bhava ||57||
Word-by-Word Meanings
cetasā-with consciousness/mind
sarva-karmāṇi-all actions
mayi-in Me
sannyasya-renouncing/surrendering
mat-paraḥ-devoted to Me as the supreme goal
buddhi-yogam-yoga of the intellect
mac-cittaḥ-with mind fixed on Me
satatam-always
Translation
Mentally surrendering all actions to Me, regarding Me as the Supreme, resorting to the yoga of the intellect, fix your mind always on Me.
Commentary
Krishna instructs Arjuna to make God the center of all thought and action. Shankaracharya explains buddhi-yoga as the constant awareness that all actions belong to God, not to the ego. Ramanuja interprets this as the practice of offering every thought, word, and deed to the Lord, maintaining unbroken remembrance throughout all activities.
Themes
bhaktisurrenderyoga