यो यो मयि परे धर्मः कल्प्यते निष्फलाय चेत् । तदायासो निरर्थः स्याद्भयादेरिव सत्तम ॥
yo yo mayi pare dharmaḥ kalpyate niṣphalāya cet | tadāyāso nirarthaḥ syādbhayāderiva sattama ||
O best of the good, whatever is offered to me, the Supreme, without seeking its fruit becomes dharma; even an effort that would otherwise be pointless, like the flailing born of fear and the like.
हे साधुश्रेष्ठ, जो कुछ भी मुझ परमेश्वर को निष्काम भाव से अर्पित होता है, वह धर्म बन जाता है; भय आदि से उपजा व्यर्थ-सा प्रयास भी।
Meaning today and contextआज के लिए अर्थ और संदर्भ
Even our clumsy, anxious efforts, if turned toward God without bargaining, are not wasted. Nothing offered sincerely is too small.
हमारे बेढंगे, घबराए प्रयास भी, यदि बिना सौदेबाज़ी के ईश्वर की ओर मोड़ दिए जाएँ, व्यर्थ नहीं जाते। सच्चे मन से अर्पित कुछ भी छोटा नहीं।
Krishna to Uddhava (Bhagavata 11.29.21) says that even a pointless effort becomes dharma when offered to him without seeking reward.