Chapter 18 · Moksha Sannyasa Yoga - The Yoga of Liberation through RenunciationKrishna
Verse 46
श्रीमद्भगवद्गीता अध्याय 18, श्लोक 46
Sanskrit Shloka (श्लोक)
यतः प्रवृत्तिर्भूतानां येन सर्वमिदं ततम्।
स्वकर्मणा तमभ्यर्च्य सिद्धिं विन्दति मानवः॥
Transliteration
Yatah pravrittir-bhutanam yena sarvam-idam tatam
Sva-karmana tam-abhyarchya siddhim vindati manavah
Word-by-Word Meaning (अन्वय)
यतःyatahfrom whom
प्रवृत्तिःpravrittihactivity/origin
भूतानाम्bhutanamof all beings
येनyenaby whom
सर्वम् इदम्sarvam idamall this
ततम्tatamis pervaded
स्वकर्मणाsva-karmanaby one's own duty
तम् अभ्यर्च्यtam abhyarchyaworshipping Him
सिद्धिम्siddhimperfection
विन्दतिvindatiattains
मानवःmanavaha person
Hindi Translation (हिन्दी अर्थ)
जिससे सब भूतों की प्रवृत्ति है, जिसने यह सम्पूर्ण जगत व्याप्त किया है — उस परमेश्वर की अपने कर्म द्वारा पूजा करके मनुष्य सिद्धि प्राप्त करता है।
English Translation
By worshipping through one's own duty Him from whom all beings originate and by whom all this is pervaded, a person attains perfection.
Commentary (टीका)
This transformative verse reveals that work itself becomes worship when offered to God. The Supreme who creates and pervades everything can be worshipped through the sincere performance of one's duty. This converts every occupation into a spiritual practice, making the sacred and the secular one.