सर्वकर्माण्यपि सदा कुर्वाणो मद्व्यपाश्रयः ।मत्प्रसादादवाप्नोति शाश्वतं पदमव्ययम् ॥
sarvakarmāṇy api sadā kurvāṇo madvyapāśrayaḥ |matprasādād avāpnoti śāśvataṃ padam avyayam ||
- सर्वकर्माणि · sarvakarmāṇi
- all actions
- अपि · api
- even
- सदा · sadā
- always
- कुर्वाणः · kurvāṇaḥ
- performing
- मद्व्यपाश्रयः · madvyapāśrayaḥ
- taking refuge in me
- मत्प्रसादात् · matprasādāt
- through my grace
- अवाप्नोति · avāpnoti
- attains
- शाश्वतम् · śāśvatam
- eternal
- पदम् · padam
- abode, state
- अव्ययम् · avyayam
- imperishable
“Even while always performing all actions, one who takes refuge in me attains through my grace the eternal, imperishable abode.”
— Original plain-language translation
No withdrawal needed: the sheltered devotee acts fully yet arrives, carried by grace (prasāda) rather than effort alone. This balances 18.49's renunciation — refuge in God does the work renunciation begins. Grace and exertion cooperate throughout the closing section.
— Reader's notes (original)