Bhagavad Gita Chapter 12 Verse 11 Meaning
If you are unable to do even this, then, resort to union with Me and renounce the fruits of all actions with self-control.
BG 12.11
अथैतदप्यशक्तोऽसि कर्तुं मद्योगमाश्रितः।सर्वकर्मफलत्यागं ततः कुरु यतात्मवान्
athaitad apy aśhakto ’si kartuṁ mad-yogam āśhritaḥ sarva-karma-phala-tyāgaṁ tataḥ kuru yatātmavān
Meaning
If you are unable to do even this, then, resort to union with Me and renounce the fruits of all actions with self-control.
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Explanation & Life Application
This verse from Chapter 12 of the Bhagavad Gita highlights a practical insight: If you are unable to do even this, then, resort to union with Me and renounce the fruits of all actions with self-control.
In The Yoga of Devotion (Bhakti Yoga), Krishna explains The path of loving devotion and the qualities of a true devotee.
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Chapter Context
The path of loving devotion and the qualities of a true devotee.
Key themes in this chapter include Devotion, Love, Surrender.
When to Apply This Verse
- •When you need steadiness while dealing with devotion
- •When practicing love amid uncertainty
- •When applying surrender to real-life choices
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Related Verses
BG 12.8
Fix your mind on Me, and your intellect in Me. Then you will certainly live in Me alone hereafter.
BG 12.12
Better indeed is knowledge than practice; better than knowledge is meditation; better than meditation is the renunciation of the fruits of actions: peace immediately follows renunciation.
BG 1.1
Dhritarashtra said, "What did my people and the sons of Pandu do when they had assembled together, eager for battle, on the holy plain of Kurukshetra, O Sanjaya?"
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