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यत्करोषि यदश्नासि यज्जुहोषि ददासि यत्। यत्तपस्यसि कौन्तेय तत्कुरुष्व मदर्पणम्।।

yat karoṣi yad aśnāsi yaj juhoṣi dadāsi yat yat tapasyasi kaunteya tat kuruṣva mad-arpaṇam

yat (whatever) karoṣi (you do) yat (whatever) aśnāsi (you eat) yat (whatever) juhoṣi (you offer in sacrifice) dadāsi (you give away) yat (whatever) yat (whatever) tapasyasi (austerities you perform) kaunteya (O son of Kuntī) tat (that) kuruṣva (do) mad-arpaṇam (as an offering to Me)

Whatever you do, whatever you eat, whatever you offer or give away, and whatever austerities you perform— do that, O son of Kunti, as an offering to Me.

Kṛṣṇa gives the formula for a spiritualized life. He tells Arjuna, “Whatever you do, whatever you eat, whatever you offer or give away, and whatever austerities you perform—do that as an offering to Me.” This is the pinnacle of Karma-yoga. You don’t have to change your occupation or leave your life to find God. You just have to change the ‘recipient’ of your actions. If you work, do it for Kṛṣṇa. If you eat, offer it to Kṛṣṇa. If you give to charity, do it for His sake. This simple shift in awareness—‘Mad-arpaṇam’—turns every ordinary act into a sacred prayer. This instruction is incredibly practical for Arjuna. He doesn’t have to stop being a warrior; he just has to fight for Kṛṣṇa. It removes the wall between the ‘secular’ and the ‘spiritual’. Every moment of life becomes an opportunity for connection. This is the secret of living in the world without being of the world.