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Bhagavad Gita Chapter 18, Verse 45

Liberation Through Surrender

स्वे स्वे कर्मण्यभिरतः संसिद्धिं लभते नरः।स्वकर्मनिरतः सिद्धिं यथा विन्दति तच्छृणु

sve sve karmaṇy abhirataḥ sansiddhiṁ labhate naraḥ sva-karma-nirataḥ siddhiṁ yathā vindati tach chhṛiṇu

What does Bhagavad Gita 18.45 mean?

Perfection is attained when one diligently attends to their duty. Listen, and I will tell you how it is attained by one who always minds their own duty.

Word-by-word meaning

sve sve—respectively · karmaṇi—work · abhirataḥ—fulfilling · sansiddhim—perfection · labhate—achieve · naraḥ—a person · sva-karma—to one’s own prescribed duty · nirataḥ—engaged · siddhim—perfection · yathā—as · vindati—attains · tat—that · śhṛiṇu—hear

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Tell Krishna how this verse meets your life
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