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Bhakti & surrenderChapter 9 · The Most Confidential Knowledge
9.269.28

Bhagavad-gītā As It Is · Text 9.27

Loving offerings, service and remembrance

यत्करोषि यदश्न‍ासि यज्ज‍ुहोषि ददासि यत् ।

यत्तपस्यसि कौन्तेय तत्कुरुष्व मदर्पणम् ॥ २७ ॥

yat karoṣi yad aśnāsi

yaj juhoṣi dadāsi yat

yat tapasyasi kaunteya

tat kuruṣva mad-arpaṇam

Translation

Whatever you do, whatever you eat, whatever you offer or give away, and whatever austerities you perform – do that, O son of Kuntī, as an offering to Me.

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Understand it

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

Offer Everything to Kṛṣṇa

  1. 1Kṛṣṇa asks us to offer Him whatever we do, eat, give away, or perform as austerity.
  2. 2Prabhupāda explains that we should shape our lives so we never forget Kṛṣṇa and work for Him.
  3. 3In daily life, eat food first offered to Kṛṣṇa and chant the Hare Kṛṣṇa mantra to remember Him.

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Chapter 9, The Most Confidential Knowledge: loving offerings, service and remembrance.

What it teaches

Theme summary

Loving service and surrender to Kṛṣṇa.

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Key ideas in this verse

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Key ideas: bhakti, śaraṇāgati.

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What does BG 9.27 establish in Śrīla Prabhupāda's translation and purport, and how does it connect to bhakti & surrender?

Practice

Offer one act today with devotion.

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The story behind it

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Related verses

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BG 9.26A small offering filled with loveBG 9.28Loving offerings, service and remembranceBG 3.30Offer every action to KrishnaBG 6.47The highest yogi is devoted

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