Bhagavad Gita · Chapter 5: Renunciation in Action

Bhagavad Gita 5.29

bhoktāraṃ yajñatapasāṃ sarvalokamaheśvaram | suhṛdaṃ sarvabhūtānāṃ jñātvā māṃ śāntimṛcchati ||

Knowing me as the one who receives all sacrifices and austerities, the great Lord of all the worlds, and the friend of all beings, a person attains peace.

Modern context

The chapter ends with three facts about the divine, and peace is said to come from knowing them. Every offering and every effort finally goes to him. He is the Lord of all the worlds. And he is the friend of every being. The third is the one that brings peace. Power alone would inspire awe. A friend who wishes each creature well, and who also holds the whole in his hands, makes it possible to stop being anxious. The word used, suhrid, means a friend who helps without expecting anything in return.