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Bhakti & surrenderChapter 3 · Karma-yoga
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Bhagavad-gītā As It Is · Text 3.30

Offer every action to Krishna

मयि सर्वाणि कर्माणि सन्न्यस्याध्यात्मचेतसा ।

निराशीर्निर्ममो भूत्वा युध्यस्व विगतज्वरः ॥ ३० ॥

mayi sarvāṇi karmāṇi

sannyasyādhyātma-cetasā

nirāśīr nirmamo bhūtvā

yudhyasva vigata-jvaraḥ

Translation

Therefore, O Arjuna, surrendering all your works unto Me, with full knowledge of Me, without desires for profit, with no claims to proprietorship, and free from lethargy, fight.

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Understand it

What this verse is saying, and where it sits in the story.

Offer Your Work to Kṛṣṇa

  1. 1Kṛṣṇa tells Arjuna to surrender all work to Him with full knowledge of Him, seeking no profit, claiming no ownership, and fighting without laziness.
  2. 2Prabhupāda explains that our eternal position is to depend on and obey Kṛṣṇa. Everything belongs to the Supreme Lord.
  3. 3Carry out your duties for Kṛṣṇa without claiming anything as yours or expecting personal rewards. Such work leads toward liberation.

Where we are

In the story

Chapter 3, Karma-yoga: dedicate action to krishna.

What it teaches

Study note

A direct instruction joins surrender with responsible action.

How it feels

Interpretive

Purposeful surrender

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Key ideas in this verse

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Offered action

Offer all works to Krishna with spiritual consciousness.

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Live it

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What would change if today’s work were treated as service instead of possession?

Practice

Before a major task, pause and inwardly dedicate it to Krishna.

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The story behind it

Mahābhārata episodes and stories from the purports that shed light on this verse.

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Related verses

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BG 2.47Responsibility without ownership of outcomesBG 3.19Exemplary action and leadership by exampleBG 5.10Action without contamination

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