Srimad Bhagavad-Gita : Chapter-18, Slokam - 45.

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Thursday, October 13, 2022. 09:30. 
Chapter-18.  Moksha-sannyasa-yogam.

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Slokam-45.  

"Sve   sve   karmanyabhiratah   samsiddhm   labhate   narah,

svakarmaniratah   siddhim    yatha   vindati   tacchrnu."

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Translation : 1.

"By following his qualities of work, every man can become perfect. Now please hear from Me how this can be done."

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Translation :2.

sve   sve   karmani  =  according  to  one's  own  conduct/ character/nature/gunam  happened  to  be  the  karma-s  of  kartvyam-s  /duties;

abhiratah  narah  =  in  this  following / practicing,  a  man;

samsiddhm   labhate  =  achieves  siddhi /results;

sva-karma-niratah  =  one  having  concentrated  in  his  own  karma-s  of  own  duties;

yatha  siddhim  vindat  =  how  he  attains  this,  about  this;

tat  chrnu  =  hear  Me.

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Commentary :

One who performs the natural prescribed duties as ordained by the Vedic scriptures according to qualification accomplishes the four goals of human existence which are : -

kama or enjoyment, artha or wealth, dharma or righteousness and moksa or liberation from material existence.

By devotion and wholehearted commitment to performing one's natural duty the highest perfection is achieved in the form of self-realisation.

It may be submitted that so many perform their duties perfectly and yet still do not achieve the highest perfection, this is seen to be true.

But the reason for not achieving self-realisation is that they have not yet developed devotion to the Supreme Lord Krishna wholeheartedly.

That is why success eluded them.

So this is how the natural duties of a human should be conducted.

How the acquisition of knowledge is achieved is being stated by Lord Krishna.

Fully engaged in duty by devotion to performing the prescribed Vedic activities according to what is ordained by one's particular class in society according to qualification one obtains fitness for advancing in knowledge.

The following slokam will delineate by what method a sincere aspirant engaged daily in executing their prescribed duties gains knowledge of the ultimate truth.

Every human achieves samsiddham or self-realisation by perfectly executing their own natural prescribed duty according to qualification as ordained by Vedic scriptures.

How this is accomplished is explained next by Lord Krishna.

To be continued  ....

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