मयि सर्वाणि कर्माणि सन्न्यस्याध्यात्मचेतसा ।निराशीर्निर्ममो भूत्वा युध्यस्व विगतज्वरः ॥
mayi sarvāṇi karmāṇi sannyasyādhyātmacetasā |nirāśīr nirmamo bhūtvā yudhyasva vigatajvaraḥ ||
- मयि · mayi
- in me, on me
- सर्वाणि · sarvāṇi
- all
- कर्माणि · karmāṇi
- actions
- सन्न्यस्य · sannyasya
- having surrendered, entrusted
- अध्यात्मचेतसा · adhyātmacetasā
- with mind fixed on the self
- निराशीः · nirāśīḥ
- free from expectation
- निर्ममः · nirmamaḥ
- free from possessiveness
- भूत्वा · bhūtvā
- having become
- युध्यस्व · yudhyasva
- fight
- विगतज्वरः · vigatajvaraḥ
- free from fever, anguish
“Surrendering all actions to me, with mind fixed on the self, free from expectation and possessiveness — fight, freed from inner fever.”
— Original plain-language translation
IN SHORT Hand your work to something higher and do it without clinging or panic.
The chapter's practice fuses devotion with action: hand every deed to Krishna inwardly, then fight without the fever of craving. Nirāśīs and nirmama name the two grips to release — future and mine. This is karma-yoga turned toward God. Like cooking for guests with full care while leaving the praise or blame to them.
— Reader's notes (original)