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Bhagavad Gita 18.57

Chapter 18, Verse 57

Part of 18: Mokṣha Sanyās Yogमोक्षसंन्यासयोग

चेतसा सर्वकर्माणि मयि संन्यस्य मत्परः।बुद्धियोगमुपाश्रित्य मच्चित्तः सततं भव॥

Transliteration

chetasā sarva-karmāṇi mayi sannyasya mat-paraḥ buddhi-yogam upāśhritya mach-chittaḥ satataṁ bhava

Meaning

Mentally renouncing all actions in Me, having Me as the highest goal, and resorting to the yoga of discrimination, do thou ever fix thy mind on Me.

Word-by-word meaning
chetasāby consciousnesssarva-karmāṇievery activitymayito mesannyasyadedicatingmat-paraḥhaving me as the supreme goalbuddhi-yogamhaving the intellect united with Godupāśhrityataking shelter ofmat-chittaḥconsciousness absorbed in mesatatamalwaysbhavabe
Commentary

Do thou? O Arjuna, surrender all thy actions to Me whilst at the same time fixing thy mind on discrimination. Then through that discrimination thou wilt see thy Self as separate from the body and activity and existing in My pure Being. Chetasa Mentally with the discriminative faith that knowledge finally leads to liberation when the heart is purified through selfless works done with the spirit of offering to God. Sarvakarmani All actions producing visible and invisible results. Me The Lord As taught in verse 27 of chapter IX Whatever thou doest, whatever thou eatest, etc., do thou dedicate all thy actions to Me. Matparah Taking Me? Vaasudeva, as the supreme goal, and his whole self centred in Me. Resorting to Buddhi Yoga As thy sole refuge steadymindedness.

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What is the meaning of Bhagavad Gita Chapter 18, Verse 57?
Mentally renouncing all actions in Me, having Me as the highest goal, and resorting to the yoga of discrimination, do thou ever fix thy mind on Me.
Which chapter and verse of the Bhagavad Gita is this?
This is verse 57 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.