Bhagavad Gita BG 18.62
Chapter 18, Verse 62 — Meaning, Translation & Explanation
तमेव शरणं गच्छ सर्वभावेन भारत । तत्प्रसादात्परां शान्तिं स्थानं प्राप्स्यसि शाश्वतम् ॥
tam eva sharanam gaccha sarva-bhavena bharata tat-prasadat param shantim sthAnam prapsyasi shashvatam
Meaning
Go to Him alone for refuge with your whole being, O Bharata. By His grace you shall attain supreme peace and the eternal abode.
Understanding
The supreme instruction: tam eva sharanam gaccha (go to refuge in That one alone — the Lord dwelling in the heart). Sarva-bhavena (with your whole being — sarva = all, bhava = being/feeling/mode; total, full, without reservation). Bharata (O Bharata — the royal address). Tat-prasadat (by His grace — the same prasada keyword from earlier). Param shantim (supreme peace — not just relief but the peace that surpasses all ordinary peace). SthAnam prapsyasi shashvatam (you shall attain the eternal abode/place). This is the Gita's penultimate instruction: full surrender to the Lord in the heart, with whole being, in total refuge.
Word by Word
| Word | IAST | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| शरणम् | sharanam | refuge, shelter, surrender |
| गच्छ | gaccha | go, take (go to refuge) |
| सर्वभावेन | sarva-bhavena | with whole being, with all modes of being, totally |
| परां शान्तिम् | param shantim | supreme peace (beyond ordinary peace) |
| स्थानम् | sthanam | abode, place, position, eternal state |
| तम् | tam eva | Him alone |
| शरणम् | śaraṇam | refuge, shelter |
| सर्व-भावेन | sarva-bhāvena | with all your being |
| भारत | bhārata | O Arjuna |
| तत्-प्रसादात् | tat-prasādāt | by His grace |
| परम् | param | supreme |
| शान्तिम् | śāntim | peace |
| स्थानम् | sthānam | abode, place |
| प्राप्स्यसि | prāpsyasi | you will attain |
| शाश्वतम् | śāśvatam | eternal |