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यतः प्रवृत्तिर्भूतानां येन सर्वमिदं ततम् । स्वकर्मणा तमभ्यर्च्य सिद्धिं विन्दति मानवः॥६-४०-४६॥
From whom the activity of beings proceeds, and by whom all this is pervaded—by honoring that (Supreme) through one’s own work, a human being attains perfection.
english translation
श्रेयान्स्वधर्मो विगुणः परधर्मात्स्वनुष्ठितात् । स्वभावनियतं कर्म कुर्वन्नाप्नोति किल्बिषम्॥६-४०-४७॥
Better is one’s own duty, even if imperfectly performed, than another’s duty well executed. Performing the work determined by one’s own nature, one does not incur moral fault.
english translation
सहजं कर्म कौन्तेय सदोषमपि न त्यजेत् । सर्वारम्भा हि दोषेण धूमेनाग्निरिवावृताः॥६-४०-४८॥
One should not abandon the work that is innate to oneself, O son of Kuntī, even if it has defects. For all undertakings are enveloped by some defect, as fire is by smoke.
english translation
असक्तबुद्धिः सर्वत्र जितात्मा विगतस्पृहः । नैष्कर्म्यसिद्धिं परमां संन्यासेनाधिगच्छति॥६-४०-४९॥
With intellect unattached everywhere, self-disciplined, and free from craving, one attains the supreme perfection of non-reactive action (naiṣkarmya) through renunciation.
english translation
सिद्धिं प्राप्तो यथा ब्रह्म तथाप्नोति निबोध मे । समासेनैव कौन्तेय निष्ठा ज्ञानस्य या परा॥६-४०-५०॥
Understand from me, in brief, O son of Kuntī, how one who has attained perfection reaches Brahman—the supreme culmination of knowledge.
english translation