Bhagavad Gita · Chapter 9, verse 27 · Krishna
Bhagavad Gita 9.27 · Yat Karoshi Yad Ashnasi
यत्करोषि यदश्नासि यज्जुहोषि ददासि यत् ।
यत्तपस्यसि कौन्तेय तत्कुरुष्व मदर्पणम् ॥
yatkaroṣi yadaśnāsi yajjuhoṣi dadāsi yat |
yattapasyasi kaunteya tatkuruṣva madarpaṇam ||
Translation
Whatever you do, whatever you eat, whatever you offer in sacrifice, whatever you give and whatever discipline you practise — do it as an offering to me.
Explanation
All of life can become worship. Ordinary actions, offered to the Divine, lose their power to bind.
Context
Spoken by Krishna in chapter 9, Raja Vidya Raja Guhya Yoga — “The Yoga of Royal Knowledge and Royal Secret”, which has 34 verses.
Frequently asked questions
What does Bhagavad Gita 9.27 mean?
Whatever you do, whatever you eat, whatever you offer in sacrifice, whatever you give and whatever discipline you practise — do it as an offering to me.
Who speaks Bhagavad Gita 9.27?
Krishna, speaking to Arjuna, in chapter 9, Raja Vidya Raja Guhya Yoga (The Yoga of Royal Knowledge and Royal Secret).
Sanskrit text: traditional, public domain. Translation and explanation are our own.