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Bhagavad Gita 18.56

Chapter 18, Verse 56

Part of 18: Mokṣha Sanyās Yogमोक्षसंन्यासयोग

सर्वकर्माण्यपि सदा कुर्वाणो मद्व्यपाश्रयः।मत्प्रसादादवाप्नोति शाश्वतं पदमव्ययम्॥

Transliteration

sarva-karmāṇy api sadā kurvāṇo mad-vyapāśhrayaḥ mat-prasādād avāpnoti śhāśhvataṁ padam avyayam

Meaning

Having taken refuge in Me and doing all actions, by My grace he obtains the eternal, indestructible state of being.

Word-by-word meaning
sarvaallkarmāṇiactionsapithoughsadāalwayskurvāṇaḥperformingmat-vyapāśhrayaḥtake full refuge in memat-prasādātby my graceavāpnotiattainśhāśhvatamthe eternalpadamabodeavyayamimperishable
Commentary

Worshipping Me with the flowers of his good actions he reaches the imperishable Brahmic seat of ineffable splendour through My grace. He attains union with Me and enjoys the supreme bliss. If by chance he commits some prohibited actions, still, as in the Ganga (Indias most holy river) the waters of the drains and roads find union, so My devotee, becoming united with Me, is unaffected by these prohibited actions. Worship of the Lord through ones duties purifies the heart of the aspirant and prepares him for the devotion to knowledge which eventually leads him to the attainment of Selfrealisation. The Yoga of Devotion is eulogised here. All actions Good actions and even the prohibited actions. He who takes shelter in Me? Vaasudeva, the Lord, with his whole self centred in Me attains the eternal abode of Vishnu, by the grace of the Lord.

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What is the meaning of Bhagavad Gita Chapter 18, Verse 56?
Having taken refuge in Me and doing all actions, by My grace he obtains the eternal, indestructible state of being.
Which chapter and verse of the Bhagavad Gita is this?
This is verse 56 of Chapter 18 (Mokṣha Sanyās Yog — Yoga through the Perfection of Renunciation and Surrender) of the Bhagavad Gita, a scripture of 18 chapters and 700 verses spoken by Lord Krishna to Arjuna.