Verse 18.58
Speaker: Krishna
Sanskrit
मच्चित्तः सर्वदुर्गाणि मत्प्रसादात्तरिष्यसि | अथ चेत्त्वमहंकारान्न श्रोष्यसि विनङ्क्ष्यसि ||५८||
Transliteration (IAST)
mac-cittaḥ sarva-durgāṇi mat-prasādāt tariṣyasi | atha cet tvam ahaṁkārān na śroṣyasi vinaṅkṣyasi ||58||
Word-by-Word Meanings
mac-cittaḥ-with mind fixed on Me
sarva-durgāṇi-all difficulties
mat-prasādāt-by My grace
tariṣyasi-you shall cross over
ahaṁkārāt-out of egoism
na śroṣyasi-you will not listen
vinaṅkṣyasi-you shall perish
Translation
Fixing your mind on Me, you shall overcome all difficulties by My grace. But if, out of egoism, you will not listen, you shall perish.
Commentary
Krishna presents both the promise and the warning. Shankaracharya explains that divine grace (mat-prasāda) enables the devotee to cross all obstacles of samsara. The warning against egoism (ahamkara) reminds Arjuna that refusing to follow dharma due to personal attachment leads to spiritual destruction. Madhva notes the compassionate urgency in Krishna's tone.
Themes
bhaktisurrenderkarma