यतः प्रवृत्तिर्भूतानां येन सर्वमिदं ततम् ।स्वकर्मणा तमभ्यर्च्य सिद्धिं विन्दति मानवः ॥
yataḥ pravṛttir bhūtānāṃ yena sarvam idaṃ tatam |svakarmaṇā tam abhyarcya siddhiṃ vindati mānavaḥ ||
- यतः · yataḥ
- from whom
- प्रवृत्तिः · pravṛttiḥ
- the activity, welling forth
- भूतानाम् · bhūtānām
- of beings
- येन · yena
- by whom
- सर्वम् · sarvam
- all
- इदम् · idam
- this
- ततम् · tatam
- pervaded
- स्वकर्मणा · svakarmaṇā
- by one's own work
- तम् · tam
- him
- अभ्यर्च्य · abhyarcya
- having worshipped
- सिद्धिम् · siddhim
- perfection
- विन्दति · vindati
- finds
- मानवः · mānavaḥ
- a human being
“By worshipping with one's own work him from whom all beings spring, by whom all this is pervaded — a human being finds perfection.”
— Original plain-language translation
Work becomes worship: offer your daily labor to the all-pervading source and it turns sacramental. This is karma-yoga's highest form — not just detachment but dedication. Compare 9.27, where every act is offered to Krishna.
— Reader's notes (original)