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Origin & Story
Bhagavad Gita Chapter 11, Verse 55 · Sage Veda Vyasa (Mahabharata, Bhishma Parva) · Ancient (text compiled c. 5th–2nd century BCE)
This is the concluding verse of the eleventh chapter, Vishvarupa Darshana Yoga. After revealing and then withdrawing His universal form and reassuring the shaken Arjuna, Krishna sums up the means of attaining Him in one verse. Commentators, foremost among them Adi Shankaracharya, regard it as the crystallised essence of the entire Gita.
✦ As told in scripture
Sri Shankaracharya taught that one who truly lives this single verse has grasped the whole of the Gita, and that such a devotee — working for the Lord, loving Him, detached and friendly to all — is assured of reaching Him beyond all doubt.
The Mantra
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𑌮𑌤𑍍𑌕𑌰𑍍𑌮𑌕𑍃𑌨𑍍𑌮𑌤𑍍𑌪𑌰𑌮𑍋 𑌮𑌦𑍍𑌭𑌕𑍍𑌤𑌃 𑌸𑌙𑍍𑌗𑌵𑌰𑍍𑌜𑌿𑌤𑌃। 𑌨𑌿𑌰𑍍𑌵𑍈𑌰𑌃 𑌸𑌰𑍍𑌵𑌭𑍂𑌤𑍇𑌷𑍁 𑌯𑌃 𑌸 𑌮𑌾𑌮𑍇𑌤𑌿 𑌪𑌾𑌣𑍍𑌡𑌵॥
mat-karma-kṛin mat-paramo mad-bhaktaḥ saṅga-varjitaḥ nirvairaḥ sarva-bhūteṣhu yaḥ sa mām eti pāṇḍava
Meaning:हे पाण्डव! जो पुरुष मेरे लिए ही कर्म करने वाला है, मुझे ही परम लक्ष्य मानता है, जो मेरा भक्त है तथा आसक्ति से रहित है, और जो समस्त प्राणियों के प्रति निर्वैर है, वह मुझे प्राप्त होता है।
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Benefits of Chanting श्रीमद्भगवद्गीता ११.५५ — मत्कर्मकृन्मत्परमो
Considered by Shankaracharya the essence of the whole Bhagavad Gita
Gives a complete, practical formula for reaching the Lord in one verse
Unites selfless action (karma), devotion (bhakti) and detachment in a single path
Encourages universal friendliness and freedom from enmity toward all beings
Assures the sincere devotee of attaining the Supreme
A powerful verse for daily contemplation and resolve in spiritual life
How to Chant श्रीमद्भगवद्गीता ११.५५ — मत्कर्मकृन्मत्परमो
Chant this verse as a daily resolve, since it sums up the entire path of the Gita. As you recite, reflect on its five marks of a true devotee: doing work for the Lord, holding Him as the highest goal, loving Him, remaining detached, and harbouring no enmity toward any being. Let it guide your conduct through the day, turning ordinary actions into offerings to the Divine.
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