Gita Verse 12.11

Bhagavad Gita: Chapter 12, Verse 11

Sanskrit Verse

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

Transliteration

athaitad apy aśhakto ’si kartuṁ mad-yogam āśhritaḥ

sarva-karma-phala-tyāgaṁ tataḥ kuru yatātmavān

Word meanings

atha—if; etat—this; api—even; aśhaktaḥ—unable; asi—you are; kartum—to work; mad-yogam—with devotion to me; āśhritaḥ—taking refuge; sarva-karma—of all actions; phala-tyāgam—to renounce the fruits; tataḥ—then; kuru—do; yata-ātma-vān—be situated in the self

Swami Sivananda's translation

If you are unable to do even this, then, resort to union with Me and renounce the fruits of all actions with self-control.

See also: Commandments in Bhagavad Gita

Chapter link: Gita Chapter 12