The verse in reading order — each Sanskrit word with its meaning beneath. Tap a word to focus on it.
तमेवto that aloneशरणंrefugeगच्छgoसर्वभावेनwith all your beingभारतO descendant of Bharataतत्प्रसादात्by that graceपरांsupremeशान्तिंpeaceस्थानंabodeप्राप्स्यसिyou will attainशाश्वतम्eternal
Read literallyto that alone · refuge · go · with all your being · O descendant of Bharata · by that grace · supreme · peace · abode · you will attain · eternal
Understanding the verse
✦
Take refuge in the Lord with your whole being, Krishna says, and grace brings supreme peace and the eternal abode.
Give yourself entirely to the divine, and you will receive deep peace and the eternal home beyond change.
02
On the battlefield
Context & commentary
Krishna has already shown him the hidden order behind action, mind, and devotion. Now he gives the final turn: complete refuge in the divine, in place of struggle.
03
In your life
What it looks like today
You are standing at a hospital corridor, unable to fix what is happening inside the room. At some point, clenched control becomes exhaustion; this verse points to the release of handing the burden over.
The takeaway
“It can feel relieving to stop carrying everything alone and let grace do what effort cannot.”
Give yourself entirely to the divine, and you will receive deep peace and the eternal home beyond change.
Who speaks Bhagavad Gita 18.62?
Krishna speaks this verse, on the battlefield of Kurukshetra, in the chapter titled "Moksha Sanyasa Yoga" (Liberation through Renunciation).
Which chapter of the Bhagavad Gita contains verse 18.62?
Verse 62 sits in Chapter 18 of the Bhagavad Gita — Moksha Sanyasa Yoga, "Liberation through Renunciation". The chapter has 78 verses in total.
Why does Bhagavad Gita 18.62 matter today?
You are standing at a hospital corridor, unable to fix what is happening inside the room. At some point, clenched control becomes exhaustion; this verse points to the release of handing the burden over.
Take refuge in the Lord with your whole being, Krishna says, and grace brings supreme peace and the eternal abode.
What this verse means
Give yourself entirely to the divine, and you will receive deep peace and the eternal home beyond change.
Context & commentary
Krishna has already shown him the hidden order behind action, mind, and devotion. Now he gives the final turn: complete refuge in the divine, in place of struggle.
What it looks like today
You are standing at a hospital corridor, unable to fix what is happening inside the room. At some point, clenched control becomes exhaustion; this verse points to the release of handing the burden over.
“It can feel relieving to stop carrying everything alone and let grace do what effort cannot.”
Explore related themes: sharanagati (13 verses)