Do Your Work Not Others
According to Bhagavad Gita, Chapter 3 – Karma Yoga, Verse 35, Lord Krishna Says That It Is Better to Perform One’s Prescribed Duties, Even If It Has Some...
According to Bhagavad Gita, Chapter 3 – Karma Yoga, Verse 35, Lord Krishna says that it is better to perform one’s prescribed duties, even if it has some faults in it, rather than performing someone else’s duty perfectly.
श्रेयान्स्वधर्मो विगुण: परधर्मात्स्वनुष्ठितात् |
स्वधर्मे निधनं श्रेय: परधर्मो भयावह: || 35||
Transliteration of Verse 35:
śhreyān swa-dharmo viguṇaḥ para-dharmāt sv-anuṣhṭhitāt
swa-dharme nidhanaṁ śhreyaḥ para-dharmo bhayāvahaḥ
Word For Word Translation:
| Sanskrit | Literal English Meaning |
| śhreyān | far better |
| swa-dharmah | personal duty |
| viguṇaḥ | tinged with faults |
| para-dharmāt | than another’s prescribed duties |
| sv-anuṣhṭhitāt | perfectly done |
| swa-dharme | in one’s personal duties |
| nidhanaṁ | death |
| śhreyaḥ | better |
| para-dharmāh | duties prescribed for others |
| bhaya-āvahaḥ | fraught (भरा हुआ) with fear |
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