BG 18.4

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Bhagavad Gita 18.4 is a verse from the final chapter of the Bhagavad Gita, where Lord Krishna explains the nature of the three gunas (modes of nature): sattva (goodness), rajas (passion), and tamas (ignorance), and how they influence human actions.

Here’s the verse in Sanskrit and translation:

Sanskrit (18.4):

"सर्वधर्मान्परित्यज्य मामेकं शरणं व्रज |
अहं त्वाम्सर्वपापेभ्यो मोक्षयिष्यामि मा शुचः ||"

Translation (by Swami Prabhupada):

"Abandon all varieties of religion and just surrender unto Me. I shall deliver you from all sinful reactions; do not fear."

This verse is part of Lord Krishna's final instruction to Arjuna, urging him to surrender all actions, duties, and attachments to Him and rely on His divine grace for liberation.

• "Surrender" here means offering all actions and thoughts to God with complete trust and devotion.

• "I shall deliver you from all sinful reactions" emphasizes that through complete devotion, Krishna will protect and liberate Arjuna from all consequences of his past actions.

It is considered a profound and conclusive teaching of the Gita, urging surrender to divine will as the highest form of spiritual realization.

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