Bhagavad Gita 18.56 · Krishna
Busy, and held by grace
सर्वकर्माण्यपि सदा कुर्वाणो मद्व्यपाश्रयः।
मत्प्रसादादवाप्नोति शाश्वतं पदमव्ययम्॥
sarvakarmāṇyapi sadā kurvāṇo madvyapāśrayaḥmatprasādādavāpnoti śāśvataṃ padamavyayam
Though always doing every kind of work, resting in Me, by My grace one reaches the eternal, undying home.
Words
- karma
What it means
This verse is full of hope. Even while doing every kind of karma, constantly, a person who takes refuge in Krishna reaches the eternal home. Not by escaping life. Not by earning it. By prasada, grace. A busy life, held in love, is enough.
The story
Arjuna, about to enter the busiest day of his life, hears that grace will hold him through all of it.
In your life
Imagine a working parent juggling everything, who whispers a short prayer of trust before each hectic day. Begin tomorrow with one sentence of trust, whatever comes.
A busy life, held by grace, is enough.