18.46 यतः प्रवृत्तिर्भूतानां येन सर्वमिदं ततम्।स्वकर्मणा तमभ्यर्च्य सिद्धिं विन्दति मानवः
yataḥ pravṛttir
Word meanings
yataḥ—from whom;pravṛittiḥ—have come into being;bhūtānām—of all living entities;yena—by whom;sarvam—all;idam—this;tatam—pervaded;sva-karmaṇā—by one’s natural occupation;tam—him;abhyarchya—by worshipping;siddhim—perfection;vindati—attains;mānavaḥ—a person
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Divine Verses of the Bhagavad Gita • Swami Dayananda Saraswati
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From whence the activities of the beings arise, and by which this universe is pervaded—worshipping That by one's own prescribed action, one attains success.
Man reaches perfection by dedicating his actions to God, Who is the source of all being, and fills everything.
He from whome arise the activity of all beings and by whom all this is pervaded - by worshipping Him with his own duty man reaches perfection.
A human being achieves success by adoring through his own duties Him from whom is the origin of creatures, and by whom is all this pervaded.
He from whom all the beings have evolved and by whom all this is pervaded, worshipping Him with his own duty, man attains perfection.
18.48 सहजं कर्म कौन्तेय सदोषमपि न त्यजेत्।सर्वारम्भा हि दोषेण धूमेनाग्निरिवावृताः
sahajaṃ karma kaunteya sadoṣam
Word meanings
saha-jam—born of one’s nature;karma—duty;kaunteya—Arjun, the son of Kunti;sa-doṣham—with defects;api—even if;na tyajet—one should not abandon;sarva-ārambhāḥ—all endeavors;hi—indeed;doṣheṇa—with evil;dhūmena—with smoke;agniḥ—fire;iva—as;āvṛitāḥ—veiled
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Divine Verses of the Bhagavad Gita • Swami Dayananda Saraswati
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O son of Kunti! One should not give up their nature-born duty, even if it appears to be defective. For, all beginnings are enveloped by harm, just as fire is by smoke.
The duty that of itself falls to one's lot should not be abandoned, though it may have its defects. All acts are marred by defects, as fire is obscured by smoke.
One should not relinquish one's works, O Arjuna, though it may be imperfect; for, all enterprises are enveloped by imperfections as fire by smoke.
O son of Kunti, one should not give up the duty to which one is born, even though it be faulty. For all undertakings are surrounded with evil, as fire is with smoke.
One should not abandon, O Arjuna, the duty to which one is born, though faulty; for, all undertakings are enveloped by evil, as fire by smoke!
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मोक्षसंन्यासयोग
Chapter 18: Free Yourself Through Renunciation
mokṣasaṃnyāsayoga
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18.47 श्रेयान्स्वधर्मो विगुणः परधर्मात्स्वनुष्ठितात्।स्वभावनियतं कर्म कुर्वन्नाप्नोति किल्बिषम्
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Word meanings
śhreyān—better;swa-dharmaḥ—one’s own prescribed occupational duty;viguṇaḥ—imperfectly done;para-dharmāt—than another’s dharma;su-anuṣhṭhitāt—perfectly done;svabhāva-niyatam—according to one’s innate nature;karma—duty;kurvan—by performing;na āpnoti—does not incur;kilbiṣham—sin
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Divine Verses of the Bhagavad Gita • Swami Dayananda Saraswati
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Better is one's own prescribed duties, born of one's nature, even though it is devoid of excellence, than another's duty well executed; the doer of duty, dependent on one's own nature, does not incur sin.
It is better to do one's own duty, however defective it may be, than to follow the duty of another, however well one may perform it. He who does his duty as his own nature reveals it, never sins.
Better is one's own duty, though ill done, than the duty of another, though well-performed৷৷৷৷৷৷ When one does the duty ordained by his own nature, he incurs no stain.
One's own duty, (though) defective, is superior to another's duty well performed. By performing a duty as dictated by one's own nature, one does not incur sin.
Better is one’s own duty (though) destitute of merits, than the duty of another well performed. He who does the duty ordained by his own nature incurs no sin.
