Bhagavad Gita 18.47
Chapter 18: Moksha Sanyasa Yoga (Liberation Through Renunciation) · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग
श्रेयान्स्वधर्मो विगुणः परधर्मात्स्वनुष्ठितात् ।स्वभावनियतं कर्म कुर्वन्नाप्नोति किल्बिषम् ॥
śreyānsvadharmo viguṇaḥ paradharmātsvanuṣṭhitāt |svabhāvaniyataṃ karma kurvannāpnoti kilbiṣam ||
Meaning of Gita 18.47 in English
It is better to do your own duty, even imperfectly, than to do someone else's duty well. Doing work that fits your own nature does not lead to wrongdoing.
गीता 18.47 का हिंदी अर्थ
दूसरे का काम अच्छे से करने से अपना काम अधूरे ढंग से करना भी बेहतर है। अपने स्वभाव के अनुसार कर्म करने से पाप नहीं लगता।
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The Sanskrit is public domain; the transliteration was generated for Saarthi. Meanings are original plain-language paraphrases, not a scholarly translation.