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स्वे स्वे कर्मण्यभिरतः संसिद्धिं लभते नरः।स्वकर्मनिरतः सिद्धिं यथा विन्दति तच्छृणु।।18.45।।

sve sve karmaṇy abhirataḥ sansiddhiṁ labhate naraḥ sva-karma-nirataḥ siddhiṁ yathā vindati tach chhṛiṇu

Sanskrit Chant Recitation
Chapter 18, Verse 45
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Sanskrit to English Translation

Translator:
Each person devoted to their own duty attains perfection. How they attain perfection while being engaged in their own duty, hear now.

A Reading - Rantideb

Why: a person devoted to their own natural duty attains perfection, hear now how one devoted to one's own duty attains that perfection, again emphasizing that fulfillment comes through genuine devotion to your own suited role, not through imitating a role better suited to someone else.

In life: genuine fulfillment tends to come from committing fully to the role and responsibilities that actually fit your own temperament, rather than chasing a role that looks more impressive or virtuous on someone else but doesn't actually fit you.

Teaching: commit more fully to the role and responsibilities that actually fit your own genuine temperament, rather than continuing to chase a role that looks more impressive on someone else but doesn't actually suit who you are.

sve sverespectively
karmaṇiwork
abhirataḥfulfilling
sansiddhimperfection
labhateachieve
naraḥa person
sva-karmato one’s own prescribed duty
nirataḥengaged
siddhimperfection
yathāas
vindatiattains
tatthat
śhṛiṇuhear

Deep Classical Commentary (Bhashya)

Author:
18.45 स्वे in own? स्वे in own? कर्मणि to duty? अभिरतः devoted? संसिद्धिम् perfection? लभते attains? नरः a man? स्वकर्मनिरतः engaged in his own duty? सिद्धिम् perfection? यथा how? विन्दति finds? तत् that? श्रृणु hear.Commentary This is the division of labour for which each caste is fitted according to its own nature. The duty prescribed is your sole support? and the highest service you can render to the Supreme is to carry it out wholeheartedly? without expectation of fruits? with the attitutde of dedication to the Lord. This will surely lead you to the Supreme. All the impurities of the mind will be washed away by the performance of ones own duty and you will be fit for Selfknowledge.Sve sve karmani Each devoted to his own duty in accordance with his nature (Guna) or caste. It is impossible to attain Moksha by works alone but works purify the heart and prepare the aspirant for receiving the divine light.The attitude of worshipfulness is prescribed for work