Offering — Lesson 7
Offer everything (Gita 9.27–28)
Verses
यत्तपस्यसि कौन्तेय तत्कुरुष्व मदर्पणम् ॥ ९.२७ ॥
शुभाशुभफलैरेवं मोक्ष्यसे कर्मबन्धनैः ।
संन्यासयोगयुक्तात्मा विमुक्तो मामुपैष्यसि ॥ ९.२८ ॥
Transliteration
yat karoṣi yad aśnāsi yaj juhoṣi dadāsi yat
yat tapasyasi kaunteya tat kuruṣva mad-arpaṇam
śubhāśubha-phalair evaṁ mokṣyase karma-bandhanaiḥ
sannyāsa-yoga-yuktātmā vimukto mām upaiṣyasi
Meaning
Whatever you do, whatever you consume, whatever you offer, whatever you give, whatever discipline you practice— do all of it as an offering. In this way, you become free from the binding effects of actions, whether pleasant or unpleasant.
Key Words
- mad-arpaṇam — offering to Me
- karma-bandhana — bondage of action
- śubha-aśubha — pleasant and unpleasant results
- vimuktaḥ — free
Teaching
Krishna now makes offering complete. Not just selected actions. Everything. Eating, working, giving, practicing, daily life itself. The action is offered before it is done. When everything becomes an offering, there is no division between “spiritual” and “ordinary.” Life becomes one continuous flow of offering.
Connection to Offering
Offering becomes a way of living. Not an occasional practice, but a continuous attitude. The mind learns to begin action with surrender, instead of beginning action with anxiety. This removes the burden of results and brings freedom in action. Every moment becomes meaningful.
Reflection
Can I include ordinary actions in my offering? What changes when even small actions are done with this attitude?