Bhagavad Gita 9.28

śubhāśubha-phalair evaṁ

mokṣyase karma-bandhanaiḥ

sannyāsa-yoga-yuktātmā

vimukto māṁ upaiṣyasi

 

Thus freed from fruits—both auspicious and inauspicious—

Released from karma’s grip, potent and pernicious,

With heart refined by the yoga of dedication,

You shall attain me—your supreme destination.

 

My dear Lord, my mind tends to dwell on the world’s dualities—labeling one result as good and another as bad, worrying whether an action will bring auspiciousness or inauspiciousness. Thus I stay consumed by the world and distracted from you.

O Lord Almighty, when I begin dwelling on you, I initially see you as just one more object on which my mind can rest. Yet as I consistently contemplate you, you reciprocate by revealing your supreme position and power. In that revelation, you grant my restless mind a sublime peace that transcends mundane upheavals.

O all-pervading Lord, as you reveal yourself more to me, I start realizing that I am already dwelling in you, for you do not exist only far away in your personal abode—you exist right here, in the core of my being. Indeed, you have always been with me. And you are what my heart has longed for in its troubled and tired search for love. Thus do you become enthroned within my heart as my eternal Lord.

O unfailing Lord, guide me—indeed, push me forward—on this two-step divine journey. May my restless mind dwell on you, recognizing you as the supreme source of peace. And may that recognition pave the way for my restless heart to dwell in you, relishing you as the supreme object of love.

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09.28 In this way you will be freed from bondage to work and its auspicious and inauspicious results. With your mind fixed on Me in this principle of renunciation, you will be liberated and come to Me.