Speaker: Śrī Kṛṣṇa
स्वे स्वे कर्मण्यभिरतः संसिद्धिं लभते नरः ।
स्वकर्मनिरतः सिद्धिं यथा विन्दति तच्छृणु ॥४५॥
sve sve karmaṇy abhirataḥ
saṁsiddhiṁ labhate naraḥ
sva-karma-nirataḥ siddhiṁ
yathā vindati tac chṛṇu
Word for word (synonyms)
- sve
- own
- sve
- own
- karmaṇi
- in work
- abhirataḥ
- following
- saṁsiddhim
- perfection
- labhate
- achieves
- naraḥ
- a man
- svakarma
- by his own duty
- nirataḥ
- engaged
- siddhim
- perfection
- yathā
- as
- vindati
- attains
- tat
- that
- śṛṇu
- listen
Translation
By following his qualities of work, every man can become perfect. Now please hear from Me how this can be done.
What this verse teaches
Importance of sticking to one’s prescribed duty
- Gita for Life
- Duty and work
Śrīla Prabhupāda lectures 1
- Bhagavad-gītā 18.45 1975-10-11
Bhagavad-gītā As It Is by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda © The Bhaktivedanta Book Trust International.