Bhagavān Kṛṣṇa now comes down to the next step in the ladder of bhakti-yoga. If a person is not able to practice abhyāsa-yoga — the repeated meditation upon an iṣṭa-devatā or sacred symbol — then Kṛṣṇa gives another accessible discipline: become matkarmaparamaḥ. This means making Bhagavān-related action the priority.

Here matkarma means action offered to Bhagavān. It is īśvara-arpaṇa karma, niṣkāma karma, action that contributes to citta-śuddhi. Such action is not merely activity. It is action done as service, contribution, and paropakāra, with the attitude that this is worship of Viśvarūpa īśvara.

The verse says madarthamapi karmāṇi kurvan — even by performing actions for My sake. This means we may begin with practical, outward action, but the inner attitude changes. We act not merely for personal gain, recognition, or comfort, but as an offering to Bhagavān.

Kṛṣṇa then says siddhimavāpsyasi — you will attain perfection. This does not mean that action by itself directly gives mokṣa. The progression is important: niṣkāma karma purifies the mind; that mind becomes ready for eka-rūpa upāsanā; then aneka-rūpa or Viśvarūpa upāsanā; then aham brahmāsmi jñānam; and through that knowledge comes freedom.

So the verse is deeply practical. If meditation is not yet possible, we should not give up spiritual life. We begin with selfless action. We serve, contribute, reduce selfishness, and transform daily work into a means of inner purification.