Bhagavad Gita · Chapter 12: The Path of Devotion

Bhagavad Gita 12.11

अथैतदप्यशक्तोऽसि कर्तुं मद्योगमाश्रितः । सर्वकर्मफलत्यागं ततः कुरु यतात्मवान् ॥

athaitadapyaśakto'si kartuṃ madyogamāśritaḥ | sarvakarmaphalatyāgaṃ tataḥ kuru yatātmavān ||

If you cannot do even this, then, relying on my yoga and with self-control, give up the fruit of all your actions.

Modern context

The last step of the ladder: if you cannot even work for the divine, then simply let go of the results of what you do. This is the teaching of chapter 2, placed here as the most accessible path of all. It requires no belief in particular, no meditation, no special devotion. Only the willingness to do your best and release your grip on the outcome. Anyone, of any faith or none, can begin here.