Bhagavad Gita Chapter 9 Verse 28 (9.28)

शुभाशुभफलैरेवं मोक्ष्यसे कर्मबन्धनैः । संन्यासयोगयुक्तात्मा विमुक्तो मामुपैष्यसि | | ९-२८ | |

śhubhāśhubhaphalairevaṁ mokṣhyase karmabandhanaiḥ saṁnyāsayogayuktātmā vimukto māmupaiṣhyasi

Word-by-word guide:

Line 1:

subasub joined in śhubhāśhubhaphalairevaṁ
अपि (api) — भी(also)
alair joined in śhubhāśhubhaphalairevaṁ
एवम् (evam) — इस प्रकार(in this way)
मोक्ष्यसे (mokshyase) — तुम मुक्त हो जाओगे(you will be freed)
कर्म-बन्धनैः (karma-bandhanaih) — कर्म के बंधनों से(from bonds of action)

Line 2:

sann joined in saṁnyāsayogayuktātmā
यः (yah) — जो(who)
a joined in saṁnyāsayogayuktātmā
यः (yah) — जो(who)
gayukt joined in saṁnyāsayogayuktātmā
आत्मा (atma) — आत्मा(soul/self)
विमुक्तः (vimuktah) — मुक्त होकर(liberated)
माम् (mam) — मुझे(Me)
उपैष्यसि (upaishyasi) — प्राप्त करोगे(you will come)

English: So will your action be attended by no result, either good or bad; but through the spirit of letting go you will come to Me and be free.

💡 Commentary Note

By offering all actions, you will be freed from the bonds of karma, both good and bad. With a mind established in the yoga of renunciation, you will achieve liberation and come to the Supreme.

Learnings from Shloka 28:

Freedom from Karma:: Dedicating actions to the Divine acts as a shield against the binding effects of karma.
Liberation through Renunciation:: Offering fruits of action is the truest form of sannyasa (renunciation), leading to union.

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