Chapter 18, Verse 66 (Bhagavad Gita 18.66)
Chapter 18: Mokṣha Sanyās Yog – Yoga through the Perfection of Renunciation and Surrender
Sanskrit Shloka
सर्वधर्मान्परित्यज्य मामेकं शरणं व्रज।अहं त्वा सर्वपापेभ्यो मोक्षयिष्यामि मा शुचः
Transliteration
sarva-dharmān parityajya mām ekaṁ śharaṇaṁ vraja ahaṁ tvāṁ sarva-pāpebhyo mokṣhayiṣhyāmi mā śhuchaḥ
Word Meanings
sarva-dharmān—all varieties of dharmas; parityajya—abandoning; mām—unto me; ekam—only; śharaṇam—take refuge; vraja—take; aham—I; tvām—you; sarva—all; pāpebhyaḥ—from sinful reactions; mokṣhayiṣhyāmi—shall liberate; mā—do not; śhuchaḥ—fear
Translation
Abandon all varieties of religion and surrender unto Me alone. I will deliver you from all sinful reactions. Do not fear.
Meaning & Commentary
In this final, most confidential instruction, Bhagwan Shri Krishna invites the soul to transcend the conditional boundaries of worldly duties and religious rituals. By urging Arjuna to surrender unto Him, Shri Krishna reveals that the ultimate path to liberation is not through personal effort, but through absolute faith in the Supreme Personality of Godhead. This total surrender acts as a fire that consumes the impressions of all past karmas and sins. When the seeker accepts Shri Krishna as their sole refuge, they are freed from the cycle of birth and death, attaining eternal peace and divine love.