Adhyāya 18Ch 18•Verse 47
"It is better to engage in one's own occupation, ev..."
Adhyāya 18 • Shloka 47
श्रेयान्स्वधर्मो विगुणः परधर्मात्स्वनुष्ठितात् | स्वभावनियतं कर्म कुर्वन्नाप्नोति किल्बिषम् || ४७ ||
śreyān sva-dharmo viguṇaḥ para-dharmāt sv-anuṣṭhitāt | svabhāva-niyataṁ karma kurvan nāpnoti kilbiṣam || 47 ||
"It is better to engage in one's own occupation, even though one may perform it imperfectly, than to accept another's occupation and perform it perfectly. Duties prescribed according to one's nature are never affected by sinful reactions."