Chapter 18: Moksha-sannyasa-yoga:: Verse 46
यत: प्रवृत्तिर्भूतानां येन सर्वमिदं ततम् ।
स्वकर्मणा तमभ्यर्च्य सिद्धिं विन्दति मानव: ॥
yata: pravṛttirbhūtānāṃ yena sarvam-idaṃ tatam
sva-karmaṇā tam-abhyarcya siddhiṃ vindati mānava: – 18.46
By devoutly offering one’s own action (and pursuit) to That (Source), from which all beings have emerged, and by which all this is pervaded, man attains perfection.
Chapter 18: Moksha-sannyasa-yoga: - Verse 46
Swami Bhoomananda Tirtha
Krishna explains how the performance of one’s activity can verily be made a full means of worshipping the Supreme – a point calling for immense introspection and assimilation.
This is an extension of what was said earlier (9.26): Take a leaf, flower, fruit or mere water, and offer it with devotion. The Supreme partakes of it (the devotional aspect of the offering) with great relish.
Here, Krishna widens the scope and means of devotion. Think first wherefrom has the whole creation sprung forth, and what permeates it. The heart then expands and emotions become lofty as well as sublime.
In place of offering one small article or another, offer all actions – sensory, oral, mental and intellectual. And worship the Supreme with all that, making the worship ceaseless and wholesome. By this does one attain spiritual perfection! The heart of the seeker imbibes expanse and ecstasy!
