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Perform all actions for His sake - Bhagavad Gita XVIII 46

Sukadev Bretz · Yoga Vidya – Tägliche Inspirationen · 2026-09-09 · Horn-Bad Meinberg · Source

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Perfection is achieved by consciously offering one's daily actions and duties as sacrifice to the all-pervading divine reality.

Therefore, whatever you do, offer it to God. You can say in the morning, oh God, whatever I do today, I offer it to you as my gift.

The text interprets verse 46 of the 18th chapter of the Bhagavad Gita and places the worship of God through the fulfillment of personal duty at its center. Sukadev Bretz explains that perfection is achieved by offering all actions as sacrifice to the higher reality that pervades all beings. It is emphasized that the human being is part of this highest reality and has emerged from it. The speaker suggests concrete forms of practice, such as offering all actions to God in the morning or in the evening. In addition, the use of the mantra 'Narayana, iti, Samapayami' before and after actions is recommended. This practice is intended to connect one's own actions with the Divine and to understand them as a gift. The text combines theological exegesis with practical spiritual exercises suitable for everyday life.

Worldview

what this means
What, according to this text, is the root of the evil?
Turning away from God, indifference, idolatry
Where does the evil reside?
in the heart, the will, or the soul of the individual
What helps against it?
prayer, worship, meditation, repeated practice; practical action towards the neighbour, good works
What is human being according to this text?
above all a part of a community or of creation
Where is history heading?
the message stands outside of history
What does the text base its claim on?
on the holy scripture of its own tradition; on the founder or prophet of the tradition
To whom does the text's call for devotion apply?
also to animals, plants, and all of creation
Where is the text's criticism directed?
the text does not criticise

Related texts from other traditions

by similarity of the analysis, one text per tradition

What the text calls for

Passages cited

Bhagavad Gita 18.46

Measured

Basic stance
1 from -2 to 2
Insistence
2 of 3
Reach
1 of 5
Concreteness
3 of 3
Boundary
0 of 3
Time
past 1, present 3, future 1

Analysed with qwen/qwen3.8-27b, version v3. The same standards apply to every tradition, see Values.

Full text in English
Bhagavad Gita Chapter 18, Verse 46 is the essence. Yataḥ pradhānaṃ bhūtānāṃ yena sarvaṃ idam tatam svayam anena bhūtāni nānyad asti tat viditvā mahān puruṣaḥ. He, from whom all beings have developed and by whom all this is pervaded, if a person worships Him through His duty, one attains perfection. Krishna gives the tip here to attain perfection: through your daily life, offer everything you do to the One who created you and all, and who pervades all. There is a higher reality, God. This higher reality is behind everything in the universe. It is also in you, and it is also in every other being. Ultimately, what is to happen, happens. Ultimately, you are a part of this Supreme. Ultimately, you have developed from this Supreme. Ultimately, all beings, including you, are pervaded by this Supreme Being. Therefore, whatever you do, offer it to God. You can say in the morning, “Oh God, whatever I do today, I offer it to You as my gift.” You can have and say, “Oh God, whatever I have done today, I offer it to You.” There is also this phrase, which we recite in Yoga Vidya during Satsang. “Oh God, who You are in all beings, Narayana, I offer everything to You. Whatever I have done today, or whatever I will do today, with my body, with my senses, with my thoughts, with my psyche, with my heart, with my nature, with my self, whatever I have done and will do today, I offer it to You.” You can also, especially today, before and before every action you perform or before every task, say inwardly, “Narayana iti samarpayami.” Oh God, who You are in all beings, I offer to You that which I am about to do. And after you have completed something or performed a phase, an action, say, “Narayana iti samarpayami.” Oh You, who dwell in all beings, I offer to You that which I have just done.
Full text in the original
Baggavad Gita 18. Kapitel 46 ist der Fass. Yatabra vretir bhutanam yena sarvam edam tatam svakar manatam abyajya sitim vindhatim manavah. Er, aus dem sich alle Wesen entwickelt haben und für um dem all dies erfüllt ist, wenn ein Mensch ihn durch seine Pflicht verehrt, erlangt der Vollkommenheit. Krishna gibt hier den Tipp, um Vollkommenheit zu erreichen, durch dein tägliches Leben, bringe alles da, was du tust, demjenigen, der dich und alles geschaffen hat und der alles erfüllt. Es gibt eine höhere Wirklichkeit Gott. Diese höhere Wirklichkeit ist hinter allem im Universum. Sie ist auch in dir und sie ist auch in jedem anderen. Letztlich geschieht, was geschehen soll. Letztlich bist du ein Teil dieses Höchsten. Letztlich hast du dich entwickelt aus diesem Höchsten. Letztlich sind alle Wesen auch du erfüllt von diesem höchsten Wesen. Daher, was auch immer du tust, bringe es Gott da. Du kannst morgens sagen, oh Gott, was auch immer ich heute tue, ich bringe es dir da als meine Gabe. Du kannst haben und sagen, oh Gott, was auch immer ich heute getan habe, ich bringe es dir da. Es gibt auch diesen Phas, den wir bei Yoga Vitya im Rahmen des Satsangs immer recitieren. Oh Gott, der du in allen Wesen bist, Narayana, ich bringe dir alles da. Was auch immer ich heute getan habe, oder was auch immer ich heute tun werde, mit meinem Körper, mit meinen Sinnen, mit meinen Gedanken, mit meiner Psyche, mit meinem Herz, mit meiner Natur, mit meinem Selbst, was auch immer ich heute getan habe und tun werde, ich bringe es dir da. Du kannst auch, gerade heute, vor und vor jeder Handlung, die du tust oder vor jeder Aufgabe, innerlich sagen, Narayana, iti, Samapayami. Oh Gott, der du in allen Wesen bist, ich bringe dir das da, was ich gleich tun werde. Und nachdem du etwas vollendet hast oder eine Fase, eine Handlung gemacht hast, sage Narayana, iti, Samapayami. Oh du, der du in allen Wesen wohnst, ich bringe dir das da, was ich gerade gemacht habe.