Bhagavad Gita 18.62तमेव शरणं गच्छ सर्वभावेन भारत।तत्प्रसादात्परां शान्तिं स्थानं प्राप्स्यसि शाश्वतम् ॥
tam eva śharaṇaṁ gachchha sarva-bhāvena bhārata
tat-prasādāt parāṁ śhāntiṁ sthānaṁ prāpsyasi śhāśhvatam
Sanskrit recitation
Surrender the weight · 18.56–18.66 · Teaching
Translation
Fly to Him for refuge with all your being, O Arjuna; by His grace you will obtain supreme peace and the eternal abode.
Hindi translation
हे भरतवंशोद्भव अर्जुन ! तू सर्वभावसे उस ईश्वरकी ही शरणमें चला जा। उसकी कृपासे तू परमशान्ति-(संसारसे सर्वथा उपरति-) को और अविनाशी परमपदको प्राप्त हो जायगा।
Meaning
Do total and perfect surrender to the Lord. Do not keep any secret desires for silent gratification. Desire and egoism are the two chief obstacles that stand in the way of selfsurrender. Kill them ruthlessly.Run to the Lord for shelter with all thy being for freeing thyself from the troubles, afflictions and sorrows of Samsara. Take the Lord as the sole refuge. Then by His grace, thou shalt obtain supreme peace and attain to the supreme, eternal Abode.
After Swami Sivananda
Surrender the weight· 18.56–18.66→
Teachers usually read this idea across several verses together, one shared reflection covers the whole unit.
- 18.56Having taken refuge in Me and doing all actions, by My grace he obtains the eternal,…
- 18.57Mentally renouncing all actions in Me, having Me as the highest goal, and resorting to the…
- 18.58Fixing your mind on Me, you shall, by My grace, overcome all obstacles; but if you will…
- 18.59If, filled with egoism, thou thinkest, "I will not fight," then thy resolve is vain;…
- 18.60O Arjuna, bound by your own Karma (action) born of your own nature, that which from…
- 18.61The Lord dwells in the hearts of all beings, O Arjuna, causing all beings, by His illusory…
18.62Fly to Him for refuge with all your being, O Arjuna; by His grace you will obtain supreme…
- 18.63Thus, wisdom more secret than secrecy itself has been declared to you by me. Reflect on it…
- 18.64Hear again My supreme word, most secret of all; for you are dearly beloved of Me, I will…
- 18.65Fix your mind on Me, be devoted to Me, sacrifice to Me, bow down to Me. You will come to…
- 18.66Abandon all duties and take refuge in Me alone; I will liberate you from all sins; do not…
Word-by-word→
- eva
- only
- tam
- unto him
- parām
- supreme
- bhārata
- Arjun, the son of Bharat
- sthānam
- the abode
- śhāntim
- peace
- prāpsyasi
- you will attain
- śhāśhvatam
- eternal
- sarva-bhāvena
- whole-heartedly
- tat-prasādāt
- by his grace
- śharaṇam gachchha
- surrender
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