Bhagavad Gita 18.45 meaningLetting go — and standing up
In simple wordsSo simple a child gets it
“By doing your own work well, you find happiness.”
What it means
“Devoted to their own work, each person reaches fulfilment. Hear how someone devoted to their work achieves this.”
The original Sanskrit
स्वे स्वे कर्मण्यभिरतः संसिद्धिं लभते नरः । स्वकर्मनिरतः सिद्धिं यथा विन्दति तच्छृणु ॥
sve sve karmaṇyabhirataḥ saṃsiddhiṃ labhate naraḥ svakarmanirataḥ siddhiṃ yathā vindati tacchṛṇu
Translations
Literal translation
One who acts by dedicating actions to Brahman and by renouncing attachment, he does not become polluted by sin, just as a lotus leaf is not by water.
Swami Gambhirananda
हिंदी अनुवाद
जो पुरुष सब कर्म ब्रह्म में अर्पण करके और आसक्ति को त्यागकर करता है, वह पुरुष कमल के पत्ते के सदृश पाप से लिप्त नहीं होता।
Swami Tejomayananda
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Keep reading · 18.46“By honouring, through your own work, the one from whom all beings come and who fills the universe, you reach fulfilment.”