Shloka 57

भीष्मविक्रमदर्शनं तथा क्रौञ्चारुणव्यूहविधानम् | Bhīṣma’s Ascendancy and the Organization of the Krauñcāruṇa Formation

Devanagari script

चेतसा सर्वकर्माणि मयि संन्यस्य मत्पर: । बुद्धियोगमुपश्रित्य मच्चित्त: सततं भव,सब कर्मोंका मनसे मुझमें अर्पण करके» तथा समबुद्धिरूप योगको* अवलम्बन करके मेरे परायण* और निरन्तर मुझमें चित्तवाला हो*

Transliteration

cetasā sarvakarmāṇi mayi saṁnyasya matparaḥ | buddhiyogam upāśritya maccittaḥ satataṁ bhava ||

Translation

Arjuna said: “Surrendering in your mind all actions to Me, making Me your highest aim, and taking refuge in the yoga of steady discernment, keep your consciousness fixed on Me at all times.”

Word by Word

चेतसाwith the mind

सर्वकर्माणिall actions

मयिin me

संन्यस्यhaving renounced/entrusted (placing down)

मत्परःhaving me as the supreme goal; devoted to me

बुद्धियोगम्the yoga of understanding (equanimity/discernment)

उपश्रित्यhaving resorted to; taking refuge in

मच्चित्तःwith mind fixed on me

सततम्always; continually

भवbe (become)

Speaker

अजुन उवाच

Characters & Entities

Arjuna

Krishna (implied by 'mayi', 'mat-')

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

War Context

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Geographic Context

Cross References

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Mentally offer all actions to the Lord, abandon the ego of doership, rely on steady discernment (buddhi-yoga), and maintain continuous God-centered awareness—so duty is performed without attachment and with devotion.

What is happening in the narrative?

In the Bhishma Parva dialogue on the battlefield, Arjuna addresses Krishna, articulating (and reinforcing) the discipline of acting in war and in life by dedicating all deeds to Krishna and sustaining unwavering inner focus rather than being driven by fear, grief, or personal gain.