Sacred Text · The Bhagavad Gita
Bhagavad Gita 18.66
Chapter 18 · Edwin Arnold’s Song Celestial (cited by classical reference)
Translation: Sir Edwin Arnold, The Song Celestial; or, Bhagavad-Gîtâ (1885), public domain, via Project Gutenberg (ebook 2388). Arnold’s Song Celestial is continuous English verse in 18 chapters, without numbered slokas; each passage is an exact excerpt, located by content and cited by the classical chapter.verse reference it renders. The key passages 2.20, 4.7-8, 9.26 and 18.66 were validated against the source before publishing. Poetic line breaks are shown with a slash.
How this connects to Jesus
This is the Gita’s final and most famous counsel: let go of all rites and duties, fly to Me alone, make Me thy single refuge, and I will free thy soul from all its sins. Christians hear the Gospel’s own heartbeat here, for Jesus says, come to me, and offers to carry the whole weight of our wrong: if the Son sets you free, you will be free indeed (John 8:36). Compare the single refuge of the Gita with the open arms of Christ, who says, your sins are forgiven; go in peace.
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