Gita Bhashya -Sankara 376

Shri Sankara's Gita Bhashya

(Sri Sankaracharya's Commentary on the Gita)

CHAPTER -9

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Yat-karosi yad-aśnāsi yaj-juhosi dadāsi yat
Yat-tapasyasi Kaunteya tat-kurusva mad-arpamm

27. Whatever you do, whatever you eat, whatever you offer in sacrifice, whatever you give away, whatever austerity you practise, O son of Kunti, do that as an offering unto Me.

Whatever you do of your own accord[1], whatever you eat, and whatever you offer in sacrifice, as oblation, according to the injunction of the Śruti or the Smrti, whatever, such as gold, food, ghee, and the like, you give away to brāhmanas and others, whatever austerity you practise, O son of Kuntl, do that as an offering unto Me.

Now, learn (from Me) what happens to you by so doing:

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References and Context

  1. i.e. not on account of any scriptural injunction,-namely, acts such as walking. (A)