BG 5.29

भोक्तारं यज्ञतपसां सर्वलोकमहेश्वरम् ।
सुहृदं सर्वभूतानां ज्ञात्वा मां शान्तिमृच्छति ॥
bhoktāraṁ yajña-tapasāṁ sarva-loka-maheśvaram
suhṛdaṁ sarva-bhūtānāṁ jñātvā māṁ śāntim ṛcchati

Word-for-word meanings

jñātvā — knowing;  mām — Me;  bhoktāram — [as] the beneficiary;  yajña — of all sacrifices;  tapasām — [and] austerities;  mahā-īśvaram — [as] the Supreme Master;  sarva-loka — of all worlds;  su-hṛdam — [and as] the well-wisher;  sarva — of all;  bhūtānām — living beings;  ṛcchati — a person attains;  śāntim — peace [i.e., liberation].

Translation

Knowing Me as the beneficiary of all sacrifices ( yajña) and austerities, as the Supreme Master of all worlds*, and as the well-wisher of all living beings, a person attains peace.

Notes

* The word loka means an abode or sphere, such as the earth or the moon.

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