Bhagavad Gita · Chapter 18, verse 66
Often called the final or crowning verse of the Gita. Traditions read it very differently: as a call to renounce all action for knowledge, as a call to complete surrender (prapatti) to the Lord, or as compatible with continued selfless action.
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सर्वधर्मान्परित्यज्य मामेकं शरणं व्रज ।अहं त्वां सर्वपापेभ्यो मोक्षयिष्यामि मा शुचः ॥
sarvadharmānparityajya māmekaṃ śaraṇaṃ vraja |ahaṃ tvāṃ sarvapāpebhyo mokṣayiṣyāmi mā śucaḥ ||
Setting aside all dharmas, take refuge in me alone. I will free you from all sins; do not grieve.
सब धर्मों को छोड़कर केवल मेरी शरण में आओ। मैं तुम्हें सब पापों से मुक्त कर दूँगा; शोक मत करो।
सर्व धर्मांचा त्याग करून केवळ मला शरण ये. मी तुला सर्व पापांतून मुक्त करीन; शोक करू नकोस.
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सर्वधर्मान्परित्यज्य मामेकं शरणं व्रज ।अहं त्वां सर्वपापेभ्यो मोक्षयिष्यामि मा शुचः ॥
मन्मना भव मद्भक्तो मद्याजी मां नमस्कुरु ।
Fix your mind on me, be devoted to me, worship me and bow to me. You will surely come to me; I promise you truly, for you are dear to me.
18.67इदं ते नातपस्काय नाभक्ताय कदाचन ।
This should never be told to one who has no self-discipline, no devotion, no wish to listen, or who finds fault with me.
The Yoga of Liberation through Renunciation
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