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viṣayendriya-saḿyogād yat tad agre ’mṛtopamam pariṇāme viṣam iva tat sukhaḿ rājasaḿ smṛtam Translation of Bhagavad Gita 18.38 That happiness which is derived from contact of the senses with their objects and which...

yad agre cānubandhe ca sukhaḿ mohanam ātmanaḥ nidrālasya-pramādotthaḿ tat tāmasam udāhṛtam Translation of Bhagavad Gita 18.39 And that happiness which is blind to self-realization, which is delusion from beginning to end and...

na tad asti pṛthivyāḿ vā divi deveṣu vā punaḥ sattvaḿ prakṛti-jair muktaḿ yad ebhiḥ syāt tribhir guṇaiḥ Translation of Bhagavad Gita 18.40 There is no being existing, either here or among the demigods in the higher...

brāhmaṇa-kṣatriya-viśāḿ śūdrāṇāḿ ca paran-tapa karmāṇi pravibhaktāni svabhāva-prabhavair guṇaiḥ Translation of Bhagavad Gita 18.41 Brahmanas, kshatriyas, vaishyas and shudras are distinguished by the qualities born of...

śamo damas tapaḥ śaucaḿ kṣāntir ārjavam eva ca jñānaḿ vijñānam āstikyaḿ brahma-karma svabhāva-jam Translation of Bhagavad Gita 18.42 Peacefulness, self-control, austerity, purity, tolerance, honesty, knowledge, wisdom and...

śauryaḿ tejo dhṛtir dākṣyaḿ yuddhe cāpy apalāyanam dānam īśvara-bhāvaś ca kṣātraḿ karma svabhāva-jam Translation of Bhagavad Gita 18.43 Heroism, power, determination, resourcefulness, courage in battle, generosity and...

kṛṣi-go-rakṣya-vāṇijyaḿ vaiśya-karma svabhāva-jam paricaryātmakaḿ karma śūdrasyāpi svabhāva-jam Translation of Bhagavad Gita 18.44 Farming, cow protection and business are the natural work for the vaishyas, and for the...

sve sve karmaṇy abhirataḥ saḿsiddhiḿ labhate naraḥ sva-karma-nirataḥ siddhiḿ yathā vindati tac chṛṇu Translation of Bhagavad Gita 18.45 By following his qualities of work, every man can become perfect. Now please hear...

yataḥ pravṛttir bhūtānāḿ yena sarvam idaḿ tatam sva-karmaṇā tam abhyarcya siddhiḿ vindati mānavaḥ Translation of Bhagavad Gita 18.46 By worship of the Lord, who is the source of all beings and who is all-pervading, a man...

śreyān sva-dharmo viguṇaḥ para-dharmāt sv-anuṣṭhitāt svabhāva-niyataḿ karma kurvan nāpnoti kilbiṣam Translation of Bhagavad Gita 18.47 It is better to engage in one’s own occupation, even though one may perform it...