Bhagavad Gita · Chapter 18: Freedom through Renunciation

Bhagavad Gita 18.56

sarvakarmāṇyapi sadā kurvāṇo madvyapāśrayaḥ | matprasādādavāpnoti śāśvataṃ padamavyayam ||

Even while always performing every kind of action, one who takes refuge in me attains by my grace the eternal, imperishable state.

Modern context

Even while doing every kind of action, one who takes refuge in the divine reaches the eternal state by grace. One does not have to stop working. The busy parent, the worker, the leader can all reach the highest, if their life is anchored in refuge. And the final step is not their achievement but grace. Effort prepares; grace completes.