Chapter 11 · The Vision of the Universal Form · Krishna said

Bhagavad Gita 11.33 — Be only an instrument

तस्मात्त्वमुत्तिष्ठ यशो लभस्व जित्वा शत्रून् भुङ्क्ष्व राज्यं समृद्धम्। मयैवैते निहताः पूर्वमेव निमित्तमात्रं भव सव्यसाचिन् ॥

tasmāttvamuttiṣṭha yaśo labhasva jitvā śatrūn bhuṅkṣva rājyaṃ samṛddham | mayaivaite nihatāḥ pūrvameva nimittamātraṃ bhava savyasācin ||

Meaning

So rise up and win glory; defeat your enemies and enjoy a prosperous kingdom. They have already been slain by me; you, Arjuna, be only the instrument.

In today's life

Do your part with full effort, but see yourself as an instrument of a larger plan rather than its owner.

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