Bhagavad Gita, Chapter 9, Verse 27

यत्करोषि यदश्नासि यज्जुहोषि ददासि यत् । यत्तपस्यसि कौन्तेय तत्कुरुष्व मदर्पणम्

yatkaroṣi yadaśnāsi yajjuhoṣi dadāsi yat | yattapasyasi kaunteya tatkuruṣva madarpaṇam

Translation

Whatever thou doest, whatever thou eatest, whatever thou sacrificest, whatever thou givest, in whatever austerity thou engagest, do it as an offering to Me.

— Alladi Mahadeva Sastri

Word meanings

yat

what

karoṣi

(thou) doest

yat

what

aśnāsi

(thou) eatest

yat

what

juhoṣi

(thou) offerest

dadāsi

(thou) givest

yat

what

tapasyasi

(thou) doest of austerity

kaunteya

O Kaunteya

tat

that

kuruṣva

do (thou)

madarpaṇam

in (to) me, offering

Śaṅkarācārya's commentary

Whatever thou doest of thy own accord (i.e., not enjoined in the śāstra) and whatever thou offerest in sacrifice as enjoined in the Śruti or the Smṛti, whatever thou givest — such things as gold — to the brāhmaṇas and others, do all that as an offering to Me.