Bhagavad Gita · Verse 18.66
Verse 18.66
From Chapter 18 — Liberation through RenunciationOriginal text
सर्वधर्मान्परित्यज्य मामेकं शरणं व्रज। अहं त्वां सर्वपापेभ्यो मोक्षयिष्यामि मा शुचः॥
Translation
“Letting go of all duties, come to me alone for refuge. I will free you from all wrongs; do not grieve.”
Source — Bhagavad Gītā 18.66 (traditional Sanskrit text). English rendering by Frenly Divine — a working translation, not an authoritative one.
Understand
What it is saying
Explanation — written by Frenly Divine, not scripture
The final teaching of the text, and one of its most debated: whether it supersedes the earlier emphasis on duty or completes it.
Why it matters
Traditions differ sharply on this verse; reading it alongside 3.35 shows the tension the Gītā holds rather than resolves.
Reflect
What would you have to stop carrying to feel unburdened?
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- Devotion
- Detachment