Verse 18.46
यतः प्रवृत्तिर्भूतानां येन सर्वमिदं ततम् ।
स्वकर्मणा तमभ्यर्च्य सिद्धिं विन्दति मानवः ॥
Transliteration
yataḥ pravṛttirbhūtānāṃ yena sarvamidaṃ tatam |
svakarmaṇā tamabhyarcya siddhiṃ vindati mānavaḥ ||
By Sanskrit System · Machine draft · @indic-transliteration/sanscript 1.3.3
Translation
He from Whom all the beings have evolved and by Whom all this is pervaded worshipping Him with his own duty, man attains perfection.
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By worshipping through his own work the one from whom all beings arise and by whom all this is pervaded, a human being finds perfection.
By Sanskrit System · Machine draft · claude-opus-5-5 · 2026-11-08 · +1 more
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By Sanskrit System · Machine draft · claude-opus-5-5 · 2026-11-08
Explanation
Here is the explanation. The one from whom all beings come forth and by whom all this is pervaded is to be worshipped through one's own work, and in this way a person attains perfection. Work itself becomes an offering, a form of worship. This verse unites the path of action with devotion: the farmer, the warrior and the teacher can each honour the divine through their daily tasks. It gives ordinary labour a sacred meaning.
By Sanskrit System · Machine draft · claude-opus-5-5 · 2026-11-08