Verse 3.30
Speaker: Krishna
Sanskrit
मयि सर्वाणि कर्माणि सन्न्यस्याध्यात्मचेतसा। निराशीर्निर्ममो भूत्वा युध्यस्व विगतज्वरः।।
Transliteration (IAST)
mayi sarvāṇi karmāṇi sannyasyādhyātma-cetasā | nirāśīr nirmamo bhūtvā yudhyasva vigata-jvaraḥ ||
Word-by-Word Meanings
मयि-unto Me
सन्न्यस्य-renouncing/surrendering
अध्यात्मचेतसा-with spiritual consciousness
निराशीः-without desire
निर्ममः-without possessiveness
युध्यस्व-fight
Translation
Surrendering all actions to Me with a spiritual consciousness, free from desire and possessiveness, fight without mental fever.
Commentary
Krishna brings the teaching to its practical conclusion for Arjuna: dedicate all actions to the Divine, maintain spiritual awareness, abandon personal desire and ownership, and then act. The word 'vigata-jvara' (without fever/anxiety) indicates the peace that comes from complete surrender.
Themes
surrenderkarmabhaktiduty