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Chapter 3<\/a><\/p>\n << Chapter 3 verse 34<\/a><\/p>\n SrEyAn svadharmO viguNa: paradharmAth svanushtithAth |<\/em> svadharma: – (for the person who is together with matter\/body) karma yOga which is the natural means (For the person who is together with matter\/body) karma yOga which is the natural means even when practiced with defects is better than gyAna yOga which is practiced in a faultless manner and is applicable for others (due to not having been used to it). It is best to die (even without achieving the results within the same life time) while practicing karma yOga which is one’s own means, but gyAna yOga which is applicable for others instills fear (since it can be destroyed by practicing it incorrectly).<\/p>\n ‘Though wanting in merit, better is one\u2019s own Dharma<\/em>[1. Prescribed duty. The ways of virtue.] than another\u2019s Dharma<\/em>[2. Prescribed duty. The ways of virtue.] well performed. In one\u2019s own Dharma<\/em>, death is noble; others\u2019 Dharma<\/em>[3. Prescribed duty. The ways of virtue.] is danger-fraught.'[4. Cp. XVIII-45<\/a> to 48<\/a>; Vish: Pur: III-7-20; Bh\u0101g: XI-21-2.]<\/span><\/p>\n For reasons stated, one\u2019s own Dharma<\/em>[5. Prescribed duty. The ways of virtue.] or prescribed duty (by \u015a\u0101stra) viz<\/em>., karma-yoga<\/em>, is the best, albeit it be destitute of great virtues in it. Such duty (dharma<\/em>) is easy to discharge, and unattended with risk. Whereas, to the man who is wedded to matter, j\u00f1\u0101na-yoga<\/em>, \u2014though assuredly it is most excellent\u2014 is most difficult of achievement. J\u00f1\u0101na-yoga<\/em> is besides surrounded by danger, though the Path indeed is shorter than karma-yoga<\/em>.<\/span><\/p>\n Karma-yoga<\/em> comes to a man easily and most naturally befitting him. Death, he may encounter, before, by this method, he is able, in one life, to achieve his purpose; but his progress does not get barred by any obstacles. In his next birth, the thread of previously accomplished progress is easily picked up and continued.[6. Cp. II-40<\/a> and VI-40<\/a>.]<\/span><\/p>\n Whereas to one who is allied (or tied) to matter, the attempt to tread the Path of j\u00f1\u0101na<\/em> is surrounded by dangers, which beset its Path, and which deter one from adopting that scheme readily. J\u00f1\u0101na-yoga<\/em> is thus difficult.<\/span><\/p>\n Arjuna (now) asks :\u2014<\/span><\/p>\n >> Chapter 3 verse 36<\/a><\/p>\n archived in https:\/\/githa.koyil.org<\/a><\/p>\n pramEyam (goal) \u2013 http:\/\/koyil.org<\/a> SrI:\u00a0 SrImathE SatakOpAya nama:\u00a0 SrImathE rAmAnujAya nama:\u00a0 SrImath varavaramunayE nama: Chapter 3 << Chapter 3 verse 34 SlOkam \u2013 Original SrEyAn svadharmO viguNa: paradharmAth svanushtithAth | svadharmE nidhanam SrEya: paradharmO bhayAvaha: || word-by-word meaning svadharma: – (for the person who is together with matter\/body) karma yOga which is the natural means viguNa: (api) – even … Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[13,25],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1889","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-chapter-3","category-simple"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/githa.koyil.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1889","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/githa.koyil.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/githa.koyil.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/githa.koyil.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/githa.koyil.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1889"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/githa.koyil.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1889\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/githa.koyil.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1889"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/githa.koyil.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1889"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/githa.koyil.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1889"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}SlOkam \u2013 Original<\/a><\/h3>\n
\n svadharmE nidhanam SrEya: paradharmO bhayAvaha: ||<\/em><\/p>\nword-by-word meaning<\/h3>\n
\nviguNa: (api) – even when practiced with defects
\nsvanushtithAth – practiced in a faultless manner
\nparadharmAth – gyAna yOga which is applicable for others (due to not having been used to it)
\nSrEyAn – is best.
\nsvadharmE (varthamAnasya) – practicing karma yOga which is one’s own means
\nnidhanam – dying (without achieving the results within the same life time)
\nSrEya: – is best.
\nparadharma: (thu) – But gyAna yOga which is applicable for others
\nbhayAvaha: – instills fear (since it can be destroyed by practicing it incorrectly).<\/p>\nSimple Translation<\/h3>\n
Rendering based on ALkoNdavilli gOvindhAchArya swAmy\u2019s English translation of gIthA bhAshyam<\/h3>\n
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