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अथैतदप्यशक्तोऽसि कर्तुं मद्योगमाश्रितः।सर्वकर्मफलत्यागं ततः कुरु यतात्मवान्।।12.11।।
athaitad apy aśhakto ’si kartuṁ mad-yogam āśhritaḥ sarva-karma-phala-tyāgaṁ tataḥ kuru yatātmavān
And if thou art too weak to do even this, then seek refuge in union with Me, and with perfect self-control renounce the fruits of thy actions.
English rendering by Shri Purohit Swami. Each source voice remains named.
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| Sanskrit form | Meaning here |
|---|---|
| atha | if |
| etat | this |
| api | even |
| aśhaktaḥ | unable |
| asi | you are |
| kartum | to work |
| mad-yogam | with devotion to me |
| āśhritaḥ | taking refuge |
| sarva-karma | of all actions |
| phala-tyāgam | to renounce the fruits |
| tataḥ | then |
| kuru | do |
| yata-ātma-vān | be situated in the self |
If thou art unable to perform actions for My sake, if thou canst not even be intent on My service, if thou art unable to practise the Bhagavata Dharmas, if thous wishest to do actions impelled by personal desires, then do thou perform them (for your sake from a sense of duty) renouncing them all in Me and also abandon the fruits of all actions, at the same time practising selfcontrol. In verse 8 the Yoga of meditation is prescribed for advanced students in verse 9 the Yoga of constant practice if one finds that, too, to be difficult, the performance of actions for the sake of the Lord alone has been taught in verse 10 and those...
Attributed explanatory witness: Swami Sivananda. Chapter lens: Compare approaches to worship and study the concrete qualities of a devotee across the chapter’s compact sequence.
Three named reading witnesses
Śaṅkara edition witness
Swami GambiranandaIf you are unable to do even this, then resort to the Yoga for Me and afterwards, control your mind and renounce the results of all your works.
Rāmānuja edition witness
Swami AdidevanandaIf you are unable to do even this:that is, take refuge in My Yoga:then, with your self-control, renounce the fruits of every action.
Sivananda commentary witness
Swami SivanandaIf thou art unable to perform actions for My sake, if thou canst not even be intent on My service, if thou art unable to practise the Bhagavata Dharmas, if thous wishest to do actions impelled by personal desires, then do thou perform them (for your sake from a sense of duty) renouncing them all in Me and also abandon the fruits of all actions, at the same time practising selfcontrol. In verse 8 the Yoga of meditation is prescribed for advanced students in verse 9 the Yoga of constant practice if one finds that, too, to be difficult, the performance of actions for the sake of the Lord alone has been taught in verse 10 and those...
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And if thou art too weak to do even this, then seek refuge in union with Me
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with perfect self-control renounce the fruits of thy actions
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atha: if
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