Chapter 3 · The Yoga of Action (Karma Yoga)
Bhagavad Gita 3.35 Chapter 3, Verse 35
श्रेयान्स्वधर्मो विगुणः परधर्मात्स्वनुष्ठितात् ।
स्वधर्मे निधनं श्रेयः परधर्मो भयावहः ॥३.३५॥
śreyānsvadharmo viguṇaḥ paradharmātsvanuṣṭhitāt
svadharme nidhanaṃ śreyaḥ paradharmo bhayāvahaḥ
Meaning
It is better to follow one's own dharma imperfectly than another's dharma well. Even death in one's own dharma is good; another's dharma is fraught with fear.
Newly written by Bhajan Dhun — scholarly review in progress.
Reference: Bhagavad Gita 3.35 (Chapter 3, The Yoga of Action (Karma Yoga), Verse 35)
