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Bhagavad Gita 18.56 — Sarva-karmany Api Sada Kurvano

Bhagavad Gita 18.56 — Sarva-karmany Api Sada Kurvano in English · English

🕉️ hindu·📿 11× repetitions·🕐 In the morning before beginning the day's work, or during karma yoga practice·📜 Bhagavad Gita Chapter 18, Verse 56

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हिन्दी / देवनागरी తెలుగు தமிழ்ಕನ್ನಡ മലയാളം ગુજરાતી বাংলা ଓଡ଼ିଆ ਪੰਜਾਬੀEnglishසිංහල 𑌗𑍍𑌰𑌨𑍍𑌥

✦ Meaning

This verse beautifully harmonises action with devotion. Krishna teaches that one may remain fully engaged in all worldly activities and yet, by taking complete refuge in Him, attain the eternal, imperishable abode through His grace. It assures the devotee that spiritual liberation does not require renouncing action, but rather performing it while resting in the Lord — a cornerstone of karma yoga combined with surrender.

Origin & Story

Bhagavad Gita Chapter 18, Verse 56 · Sage Veda Vyasa (Mahabharata, Bhishma Parva) · Ancient (text compiled c. 5th–2nd century BCE)

In the eighteenth chapter, Moksha Sannyasa Yoga, as Krishna concludes His teaching on action and devotion, He assures Arjuna that one need not abandon activity to attain the highest goal. Performing all actions while taking refuge in the Lord, the devotee reaches the eternal, imperishable abode by His grace.

✦ As told in scripture

The karma yoga tradition cherishes this verse as the promise that no honest work is an obstacle to God; for the Lord assures that whoever takes refuge in Him, while doing all their duties, is carried by His grace to the eternal, undying abode.

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The Mantra

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sarva-karmāṇy api sadā kurvāṇo mad-vyapāśhrayaḥ mat-prasādād avāpnoti śhāśhvataṁ padam avyayam

Meaning:Even while performing all actions at all times, one who takes full refuge in Me attains, by My grace, the eternal and imperishable abode.

Word-by-Word Meaning

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sarva-karmāṇi🔊all actions; all kinds of work

api🔊though; even

sadā🔊always

kurvāṇaḥ🔊performing; engaged in doing

mad-vyapāśhrayaḥ🔊taking full refuge in Me

mat-prasādāt🔊by My grace

avāpnoti🔊attains; obtains

śhāśhvatam🔊the eternal

padam🔊abode; state

avyayam🔊imperishable; indestructible

Benefits of Chanting Bhagavad Gita 18.56 — Sarva-karmany Api Sada Kurvano

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Teaches that liberation is possible while remaining active in the world

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Unites selfless action (karma yoga) with refuge in the Lord

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Assures the devotee of the eternal, imperishable abode by grace

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Relieves the worry that worldly duties hinder spiritual progress

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Encourages doing all work while resting the heart in God

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A reassuring verse for householders and active seekers

How to Chant Bhagavad Gita 18.56 — Sarva-karmany Api Sada Kurvano

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Best TimeIn the morning before beginning the day's work, or during karma yoga practice

Chant this verse as you begin your daily duties, dedicating all your actions to the Lord and taking refuge in Him. As you recite, hold the assurance that you can remain fully engaged in the world while your heart rests in God, and that His grace leads to the eternal abode. Let it transform ordinary work into a path of devotion and liberation.

Frequently Asked Questions

This page shows the complete Bhagavad Gita 18.56 — Sarva-karmany Api Sada Kurvano written in the English script — the same Sanskrit/Hindi verses, transliterated character-by-character so you can read and chant comfortably. Tap any line (or the ▶ button) to hear it recited aloud.

Yes — only the script changes; the words and their meaning are the original. The verse-by-verse meaning, benefits and how-to-chant guidance on this page apply exactly the same.

It teaches that one who takes full refuge in the Lord can remain engaged in all actions at all times and still attain, by the Lord's grace, the eternal and imperishable abode. Liberation does not require abandoning action, only taking refuge in God.

'Mad-vyapashrayah' means 'taking full refuge in Me'. Krishna teaches that the secret is not to renounce all activity but to perform every action while completely depending on and surrendering to the Lord.

By performing all duties while taking refuge in the Lord and dedicating the results to Him. The verse assures that even a fully active life, lived in devotion and surrender, leads by God's grace to the eternal abode — making liberation accessible to all.

It is a key statement of karma yoga combined with bhakti. It shows that selfless action performed with refuge in the Lord is itself a path to liberation, harmonising worldly engagement with the highest spiritual goal.