The Yoga of Liberation by Renunciation

This verse explains how to attain the eternal abode: even performing all actions always, taking refuge in Me (sarvakarmāṇy api sadā kurvāṇo mad-vyapāśrayaḥ), one attains by My grace the eternal and imperishable abode (mat-prasādād avāpnoti śāśvataṁ padam avyayam). This is the key teaching: you can perform all actions, but if you take refuge in Krishna and work for Him, you attain the eternal abode by His grace. You don't need to abandon action—you perform all actions while taking refuge in the Supreme. Through this refuge and His grace, you attain the eternal, imperishable abode. When you understand this, you realize: you don't need to take refuge in yourself, your abilities, or external things. You can take refuge in the Supreme, perform all actions for Him, and through His grace, you'll attain the eternal abode. This is the path: perform all actions, take refuge in the Supreme, and attain the eternal abode by His grace.