yatah pravrttir bhutanam
yena sarvam idam tatam। sva-karmana tam abhyarcya siddhim vindati manavah॥ 18.46 ॥ |
Sri Krishna said: O Arjuna, By worship of the Lord, who is the source of all beings and who is all-pervading, a man can attain perfection through performing his own work.
sreyan sva-dharmo vigunah
para-dharmat sv-anusthitat। svabhava-niyatam karma kurvan napnoti kilbisam॥ 18.47 ॥ |
Sri Krishna said: O Arjuna, It is better to engage in one’s own occupation, even though one may perform it imperfectly, than to accept another’s occupation and perform it perfectly. Duties prescribed according to one’s nature are never affected by sinful reactions.
saha-jam karma kaunteya
sa-dosam api na tyajet। sarvarambha hi dosena dhumenagnir ivavrtah॥ 18.48 ॥ |
Sri Krishna said: O Arjuna, Every endeavor is covered by some fault, just as fire is covered by smoke. Therefore one should not give up the work born of his nature, even if such work is full of fault.
asakta-buddhih sarvatra
jitatma vigata-sprhah। naishkarmya-siddhim paramam sannyasenadhigacchati॥ 18.49 ॥ |
Sri Krishna said: O Arjuna, One who is self-controlled and unattached and who disregards all material enjoyments can obtain, by practice of renunciation, the highest perfect stage of freedom from reaction.