Bhagavad Gita 18.56 meaningLetting go — and standing up
In simple wordsSo simple a child gets it
“Even while busy, those who lean on me reach my home through grace.”
What it means
“Even while doing all kinds of work, someone who takes refuge in me reaches the eternal, unchanging home through my grace.”
The original Sanskrit
सर्वकर्माण्यपि सदा कुर्वाणो मद्व्यपाश्रयः । मत्प्रसादादवाप्नोति शाश्वतं पदमव्ययम् ॥
sarvakarmāṇyapi sadā kurvāṇo madvyapāśrayaḥ matprasādādavāpnoti śāśvataṃ padamavyayam
Translations
Literal translation
Ever engaging even in all actions, one to whom I am the refuge, attains the eternal, immutable State through My grace.
Swami Gambhirananda
हिंदी अनुवाद
जो पुरुष मदाश्रित होकर सदैव समस्त कर्मों को करता है, वह मेरे प्रसाद (अनुग्रह) से शाश्वत, अव्यय पद को प्राप्त कर ल ेता है।
Swami Tejomayananda
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Keep reading · 18.57“In your heart, offer all your actions to me. Make me your highest goal. Use your understanding to keep your mind always on me.”