Geetanjali

Bhagavad Geeta 8.28

Sanskrit

वेदेषु यज्ञेषु तपःसु चैव दानेषु यत्पुण्यफलं प्रदिष्टम्। अत्येति तत्सर्वमिदं विदित्वा योगी परं स्थानमुपैति चाद्यम्।।8.28।।

vedeṣhu yajñeṣhu tapaḥsu chaiva dāneṣhu yat puṇya-phalaṁ pradiṣhṭam atyeti tat sarvam idaṁ viditvā yogī paraṁ sthānam upaiti chādyam

Meaning

Focus on your work's purpose rather than its rewards. Detachment from outcomes paradoxically unlocks your highest potential and peace.

Translation

Having known this, the yogi transcends all the results of righteous deeds declared in the Vedas, sacrifices, austerities, and charities, and reaches the primordial, supreme state.

Related Topics

This verse relates to the following principles from the Bhagavad Geeta: