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Gita 18.47

श्रेयान्, स्वधर्मः, विगुणः, परधर्मात्, स्वनुष्ठितात्,
स्वभावनियतम्, कर्म, कुर्वन्, न, आप्नोति, किल्बिषम्।।47।।


Gita 18.47

Shreyaan’, swadharmH, vigunH, pardharmaat’, swanushthitaat’,
Swabhaavniyatam’, karm, kurvan’, na, aapnoti, kilbisham’ ||47||

Translation: (VigunH) devoid of qualities (swanushthitaat’) arbitrary i.e. properly performed opposite to the injunctions of scriptures (pardharmaat’) compared to another’s dharm i.e. religious practice (swadharmH) one’s own dharm i.e. religious practice in accordance with the injunctions of scriptures (shreyaan’) is superior (swabhaavniyatam’) natural of one’s varna/caste i.e. in whatever varna – Kshatriya, Vaishya, Brahmin and Shudra one is born (karm) actions and acts of bhakti (kurvan’) while performing (kilbisham’) sin (na aapnoti) does not incur. (47)

Translation: One’s own dharm i.e. religious practice which is in accordance with the injunctions of scriptures is superior to another’s dharm i.e. religious practice which is devoid of any qualities and is arbitrarily performed i.e. is properly performed opposite to the injunctions of scriptures. One does not incur sin while performing one’s natural actions and acts of bhakti of one’s varna/caste i.e. in whatever varna - Kshatriya, Vaishya, Brahmin and Shudra, one is born.


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