BG 18.66
सर्वधर्मान्परित्यज्य मामेकं शरणं व्रज
Abandoning all dharmas, take refuge in Me alone. I will liberate you from all sins. Do not grieve.
Chapter 18 of 18 · 78 verses · Moksha Sannyasa
मोक्षसन्न्यासयोग
The Yoga of Liberation by Renunciation
Mokṣa-sannyāsa-yoga
Theme: The summing-up, the supreme secret
Speaker: Krishna concludes; Arjuna affirms; Sanjaya gives the final benediction
Chapter summary
The longest chapter, summarizing the entire Gita. Sannyasa is the renunciation of selfish action; tyaga is the renunciation of the fruits of action. The four varnas and their svadharmas are described. The conclusion (18.66): abandon all dharmas and take refuge in Me alone — I will liberate you from all sins. Arjuna says his doubt is gone; he will fight.
Key verses
BG 18.78
यत्र योगेश्वरः कृष्णो यत्र पार्थो धनुर्धरः
Wherever there is Krishna the Lord of Yoga, and Partha the wielder of the bow — there will be prosperity, victory, well-being and sound judgment. So I believe.
Central takeaway
Surrender. Act. The Divine carries the rest.
Jump to chapter
1. Arjuna's Despair2. The Yoga of Knowledge3. The Yoga of Action4. The Yoga of Knowledge & Renunciation of Action5. The Yoga of Renunciation of Action6. The Yoga of Self-Restraint / Meditation7. The Yoga of Knowledge & Realization8. The Yoga of the Imperishable Brahman9. The Royal Knowledge, The Royal Secret10. The Yoga of Divine Manifestations11. The Yoga of the Vision of the Universal Form12. The Yoga of Devotion13. The Yoga of the Field and the Knower of the Field14. The Yoga of the Three Gunas15. The Yoga of the Supreme Person16. The Yoga of the Divine & Demoniac Natures17. The Yoga of the Threefold Faith18. The Yoga of Liberation by Renunciation