Freedom & Renunciation · 18.57
Having me as the supreme goal: Renunciation and Surrender
चेतसा सर्वकर्माणि मयि संन्यस्य मत्परः।बुद्धियोगमुपाश्रित्य मच्चित्तः सततं भव॥ १८.५७ ॥
chetasā sarva-karmāṇi mayi sannyasya mat-paraḥ
buddhi-yogam upāśhritya mach-chittaḥ satataṁ bhava
Translation
Surrender your actions to Me, live in Me, focus your intellect on Me, and always think of Me.
— Shri Purohit Swami (1935), public domain
Meaning
This draft lesson introduces Bhagavad Gita 18.57 through stronger key ideas from the verse: having me as the supreme goal, every activity, having the intellect united with god. In the context of Renunciation and Surrender, learners connect Sanskrit vocabulary to the verse's teaching before applying it to daily choices. Review this draft before publication.
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