Chapter 11, Verse 55
Vishwaroopa Darshana Yoga — Sanskrit shloka, transliteration, word meanings, English translation, and commentary.
Original Sanskrit verse
Transliteration
Word meanings
mat-karma-kṛit—perform duties for my sake; mat-paramaḥ—considering me the Supreme; mat-bhaktaḥ—devoted to me; saṅga-varjitaḥ—free from attachment; nirvairaḥ—without malice; sarva-bhūteṣhu—toward all entities; yaḥ—who; saḥ—he; mām—to me; eti—comes; pāṇḍava—Arjun, the son of Pandu
English translation
He who does all actions for Me, who regards Me as the Supreme, who is devoted to Me, who is free from attachment, who bears no enmity towards any creature, he comes to Me, O Arjuna.
— Swami Sivananda
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Commentary
This is the essence of the whole teaching of the Gita. He who practises this teaching will attain Supreme Bliss and Immortality. This verse contains the summary of the entire philosophy of the Gita. He who performs actions (duties) for the sake of the Lord; who consecrates all his actions to Him; who serves the Lord with his heart and soul; who regards the Lord as his supreme goal; who lives for Him alone; who works for Him alone; who sees the Lord in everything; who sees the whole world as the Cosmic Form of the Lord and therefore cherishes no feeling of hatred or enmity towards any creature even when great injury has been done by others to him; who has no attachment or love to wealth; children; wife; friends and relatives; and who seeks nothing else but the Lord; realises Him and enters into His Being. He becomes one with Him. Thus in the Upanishads of the glorious Bhagavad Gita; the science of the Eternal; the scripture of Yoga; the dialogue between Sri Krishna and Arjuna; ends the eleventh discourse entitledThe Yoga of the Vision of the Cosmic Form.,
Commentary by Swami Sivananda
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