Chapter 18
Verse 48
Bhagavad Gita
सहजं कर्म कौन्तेय सदोषमपि न त्यजेत् |
सर्वारम्भा हि दोषेण धूमेनाग्निरिवावृताः ||१८-४८||
सर्वारम्भा हि दोषेण धूमेनाग्निरिवावृताः ||१८-४८||
Transliteration
sahajaṃ karma kaunteya sadoṣamapi na tyajet .
sarvārambhā hi doṣeṇa dhūmenāgnirivāvṛtāḥ ||18-48||
sahajaṃ karma kaunteya sadoṣamapi na tyajet .
sarvārambhā hi doṣeṇa dhūmenāgnirivāvṛtāḥ ||18-48||
English Meaning
18.48 The duty that of itself falls to one's lot should not be abandoned, though it may have its defects. All acts are marred by defects, as fire is obscured by smoke.
18.48 The duty that of itself falls to one's lot should not be abandoned, though it may have its defects. All acts are marred by defects, as fire is obscured by smoke.