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यत्करोषि यदश्नासि यज्जुहोषि ददासि यत्। यत्तपस्यसि कौन्तेय तत्कुरुष्व मदर्पणम्।।9.27।।
yat karoṣhi yad aśhnāsi yaj juhoṣhi dadāsi yat yat tapasyasi kaunteya tat kuruṣhva mad-arpaṇam
Whatever you do, whatever you eat, whatever you sacrifice and give, whatever austerities you practice, do all as an offering to Me.
English rendering by Shri Purohit Swami. Each source voice remains named.
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| Sanskrit form | Meaning here |
|---|---|
| yat | whatever |
| karoṣhi | you do |
| yat | whatever |
| aśhnāsi | you eat |
| yat | whatever |
| juhoṣhi | offer to the sacred fire |
| dadāsi | bestow as a gift |
| yat | whatever |
| yat | whatever |
| tapasyasi | austerities you perform |
| kaunteya | Arjun, the son of Kunti |
| tat | them |
| kuruṣhva | do |
| mad arpaṇam | as an offering to me |
Then you will be freed from the bondage of Karma. He who tries to live in the spirit of this verse will be able to do selfsurrender unto the Lord.
Attributed explanatory witness: Swami Sivananda. Chapter lens: Observe the chapter’s first-person claims, the relation between Kṛṣṇa and the world, different forms of worship and accessible devotion.
Three named reading witnesses
Śaṅkara edition witness
Swami GambiranandaO son of Kunti, whatever you do, whatever you eat, whatever you offer as a sacrifice, whatever you give, and whatever austerities you undertake:all of that you offer to Me.
Rāmānuja edition witness
Swami AdidevanandaWhatever you do, whatever you eat, whatever you offer, whatever you give away, whatever austerity you practice, O Arjuna, do that as an offering to Me.
Sivananda commentary witness
Swami SivanandaThen you will be freed from the bondage of Karma. He who tries to live in the spirit of this verse will be able to do selfsurrender unto the Lord.
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Whatever you do, whatever you eat, whatever you sacrifice and give, whatever austerities you practice, do all as an offering to Me
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yat: whatever
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yat: whatever
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