The verse in reading order — each Sanskrit word with its meaning beneath. Tap a word to focus on it.
यत्करोषिwhatever you doयदश्नासिwhatever you eatयज्जुहोषिwhatever you offer in sacrificeददासिyou giveयत्whateverयत्तपस्यसिwhatever austerity you practiceकौन्तेयO son of Kuntiतत्कुरुष्वdo thatमदर्पणम्as an offering to me
Read literallywhatever you do · whatever you eat · whatever you offer in sacrifice · you give · whatever · whatever austerity you practice · O son of Kunti · do that · as an offering to me
Understanding the verse
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Eating, giving, sacrificing, enduring: Krishna asks Arjuna to offer every one of these to him.
Whatever you do in daily life can become an offering. Work, food, giving, sacrifice, and discipline all gain meaning when dedicated to the divine.
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On the battlefield
Context & commentary
Krishna shows Arjuna how to live without inner division. After teaching that even simple offerings matter, Krishna now widens the practice: every act, from eating to austerity, can be given back to him.
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In your life
What it looks like today
You cook dinner for your family after a long day, too tired to call it anything special. Krishna says the cooking, the eating and the clearing up can all be offered to him.
The takeaway
“Ordinary life stops feeling fragmented. Even small actions can carry devotion.”
Whatever you do in daily life can become an offering. Work, food, giving, sacrifice, and discipline all gain meaning when dedicated to the divine.
Who speaks Bhagavad Gita 9.27?
Krishna speaks this verse, on the battlefield of Kurukshetra, in the chapter titled "Raja Vidya Raja Guhya Yoga" (The Royal Knowledge).
Which chapter of the Bhagavad Gita contains verse 9.27?
Verse 27 sits in Chapter 9 of the Bhagavad Gita — Raja Vidya Raja Guhya Yoga, "The Royal Knowledge". The chapter has 34 verses in total.
Why does Bhagavad Gita 9.27 matter today?
You cook dinner for your family after a long day, too tired to call it anything special. Krishna says the cooking, the eating and the clearing up can all be offered to him.
Eating, giving, sacrificing, enduring: Krishna asks Arjuna to offer every one of these to him.
What this verse means
Whatever you do in daily life can become an offering. Work, food, giving, sacrifice, and discipline all gain meaning when dedicated to the divine.
Context & commentary
Krishna shows Arjuna how to live without inner division. After teaching that even simple offerings matter, Krishna now widens the practice: every act, from eating to austerity, can be given back to him.
What it looks like today
You cook dinner for your family after a long day, too tired to call it anything special. Krishna says the cooking, the eating and the clearing up can all be offered to him.
“Ordinary life stops feeling fragmented. Even small actions can carry devotion.”
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