Sacred verse

Bhagavad Gita 18.46BG 18.46 · Chapter 18, Verse 46

Moksha Sanyasa Yoga · Verse 46

A core teaching · grounding in mood · a little context helps

“Offering your work to the source of life turns ordinary action into fulfillment.”

Wisdom translation, edited by Ankur Shukla. Commentary AI-drafted, human-reviewed. Reviewed June 2026. Methodology →

The verse

यतः प्रवृत्तिर्भूतानां येन सर्वमिदं ततम् ।
स्वकर्मणा तमभ्यर्च्य सिद्धिं विन्दति मानवः ॥

By worshipping the one from whom all beings arise and by whom this whole world is pervaded, a person attains perfection through their own work.

— Krishna

Bhagavad Gita · 18.46

Hindi · हिन्दी

जिस परमात्मासे सम्पूर्ण प्राणियोंकी उत्पत्ति होती है और जिससे यह सम्पूर्ण संसार व्याप्त है, उस परमात्माका अपने कर्मके द्वारा पूजन करके मनुष्य सिद्धिको प्राप्त हो जाता है ॥

Themes:karma-yoga swakarma offering svadharma perfection

Word by word

The verse in reading order — each Sanskrit word with its meaning beneath. Hover a word to focus on it.

यतःfrom whomप्रवृत्तिःarisingभूतानाम्of beingsयेनby whomसर्वम् इदम्all thisततम्is pervadedस्वकर्मणाby one's own workतम्thatअभ्यर्च्यhaving worshippedसिद्धिम्perfectionविन्दतिattainsमानवःa person

Read literallyfrom whom · arising · of beings · by whom · all this · is pervaded · by one's own work · that · having worshipped · perfection · attains · a person

Understanding the verse

It shifts action from self-display to offering, so the mind stops measuring worth by applause.

Built onKarma11 Dharma14

In plain words

What this verse means

A person reaches fulfillment by offering their own work to the source of all beings and all existence.

On the battlefield

Context & commentary

Krishna is still answering Arjuna on the battlefield, where duty feels unbearable and every choice seems charged with loss. After explaining that people are fulfilled through their own work, he adds the deeper reason: work itself becomes complete when it is offered to the source behind all life.

In your life

Why this verse still matters

You are doing something difficult that no one will fully understand — caring for a parent, finishing a lonely project, keeping a promise. The verse says that the act itself becomes complete when offered beyond the ego.

The takeaway

“Your daily effort can feel sacred, not ordinary.”

Carry it with you