Bhagavad Gita BG 3.30
Chapter 3, Verse 30 — Meaning, Translation & Explanation
मयि सर्वाणि कर्माणि संन्यस्याध्यात्मचेतसा । निराशीर्निर्ममो भूत्वा युध्यस्व विगतज्वरः ॥ ३० ॥
mayi sarvāṇi karmāṇi saṃnyasyādhyātma-cetasā nirāśīr nirmamo bhūtvā yudhyasva vigata-jvaraḥ
Meaning
Surrendering all actions to Me, with your mind fixed on the Self (adhyātma), free from desire and possessiveness, fight — free from your fever (grief).
Understanding
This verse is the distilled personal instruction to Arjuna. Four elements combine: (1) mayi sarvāṇi karmāṇi saṃnyasya — 'surrendering all actions to Me,' making every act an offering; (2) adhyātma-cetasā — 'with the mind centred on the Self / the inner divine'; (3) nirāśīḥ nirmamo bhūtvā — 'free from desire (āśā) and possessiveness (mamata)'; (4) vigata-jvaraḥ — 'free from the fever,' where jvara (fever) metaphorically captures the burning anxiety and grief that has paralysed Arjuna. With these four as foundation: yudhyasva — 'fight.' This verse shows that karma-yoga is not abstract philosophy — it resolves into a concrete, liveable stance that a person can bring to any action.
Word by Word
| Word | IAST | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| संन्यस्य | saṃnyasya | surrendering / offering up / completely renouncing |
| अध्यात्मचेतसा | adhyātma-cetasā | with the mind centred on the Self / with spiritual consciousness |
| निराशीः | nirāśīḥ | free from desire / without longing for results |
| निर्ममः | nirmamaḥ | free from possessiveness / without 'mine' |
| विगतज्वरः | vigata-jvaraḥ | free from the fever / freed from grief and anxiety |
| मयि | mayi | in Me / to Me (dative/locative — surrender to Krishna) |
| सर्वाणि | sarvāṇi | all (actions) |
| कर्माणि | karmāṇi | actions / deeds |
| भूत्वा | bhūtvā | having become / being (free) |
| युध्यस्व | yudhyasva | fight / engage in battle (imperative) |