Chapter 12 · The Way of Devotion

    Verse 11

    Sanskrit Text — Chapter 12, Verse 11

    अथैतदप्यशक्तोऽसि कर्तुं मद्योगमाश्रितः।सर्वकर्मफलत्यागं ततः कुरु यतात्मवान्।।12.11।।

    Transliteration (IAST)

    athaitad apy aśhakto ’si kartuṁ mad-yogam āśhritaḥ sarva-karma-phala-tyāgaṁ tataḥ kuru yatātmavān

    Translation

    If you are unable to do even this—that is, take refuge in My Yoga—then, with your self-control, renounce the fruits of every action.
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