श्रेयान्स्वधर्मो विगुणः परधर्मात्स्वनुष्ठितात् ।
स्वभावनियतं कर्म कुर्वन्नाप्नोति किल्बिषम् ॥
स्वभावनियतं कर्म कुर्वन्नाप्नोति किल्बिषम् ॥
हिन्दी अनुवाद
अच्छी तरहसे अनुष्ठान किये हुए परधर्मसे गुणरहित अपना धर्म श्रेष्ठ है । कारण कि स्वभावसे नियत किये हुए स्वधर्मरूप कर्मको करता हुआ मनुष्य पापको प्राप्त नहीं होता ॥
English
One's own duty, though imperfect, is better than another's duty well performed. Doing the work set by one's nature, a person does not incur wrongdoing.
श्लोक का अर्थ
It is better to do your own duty, even imperfectly, than to do someone else's duty well. Acting according to your nature does not lead you into wrongdoing.
संदर्भ और टिप्पणी
On Kurukshetra, Arjuna is frozen by doubt, and Krishna keeps returning him to action. After teaching sacrifice and devotion through work, Krishna now sharpens the point: the duty born of your own nature is safer than copying someone else's path.
आज के संदर्भ में
You are tempted to take the job that looks impressive, the role that earns praise, the life that belongs to someone else. This verse says the mismatch itself creates friction; your own work, even imperfectly done, keeps you clean.
सार
You can stop measuring yourself against other people's lives. Peace comes from doing what is actually yours.
शब्दार्थ
श्रेयान् (better) / स्वधर्मः (one's own duty) / विगुणः (without qualities, imperfect) / परधर्मात् (than another's duty) / स्वनुष्ठितात् (well performed) / स्वभावनियतं (fixed by one's own nature) / कर्म (action, work) / कुर्वन् (doing) / न (not) / आप्नोति (attains) / किल्बिषम् (wrongdoing, fault)
यह श्लोक भगवद् गीता अध्याय 18: मोक्ष संन्यास योग — मोक्ष-संन्यास का योग का भाग है, जिसमें कुल 78 श्लोक हैं।
संबंधित विषय: karma yoga (55 श्लोक)