चेतसा सर्वकर्माणि मयि संन्यस्य मत्परः | बुद्धियोगमुपाश्रित्य मच्चित्तः सततं भव ||१८-५७||
cetasā sarvakarmāṇi mayi saṃnyasya matparaḥ . buddhiyogamupāśritya maccittaḥ satataṃ bhava ||18-57||
Chapter 18 · Verse 57
Moksha Sannyasa Yoga
मोक्षसंन्यासयोग
In plain words
Do thou. O Arjuna surrender all thy actions to Me whilst at the same time fixing thy mind on discrimination. Then through that discrimination thou wilt see thy Self as separate from the body and activity and existing in My pure Being.
Translation
18.57 Surrendering all acts to me by your mind, thinking of Me as the goal, and resorting to Buddhi-yoga, focus your thought ever on Me.
Meaning
Do thou. O Arjuna surrender all thy actions to Me whilst at the same time fixing thy mind on discrimination. Then through that discrimination thou wilt see thy Self as separate from the body and activity and existing in My pure Being. Chetasa Mentally with the discriminative faith that knowledge finally leads to liberation when the heart is purified through selfless works done with the spirit of offering to God. Sarvakarmani All actions producing visible and invisible results. Me The Lord As taught in verse 27 of chapter IX Whatever thou doest whatever thou eatest etc. do thou dedicate all thy actions to Me. Matparah Taking Me. Vaasudeva as the supreme goal and his whole self centred in Me. Resorting to Buddhi Yoga As thy sole refuge steadymindedness.
Word by word
चेतसा mentally सर्वकर्माणि all actions मयि in Me संन्यस्य resigning मत्परः having Me as the highest goal बुद्धियोगम् the Yoga of discrimination उपाश्रित्य resorting to मच्चित्तः with the mind fixed on Me सततम् always भव be.