ब्राह्मणक्षत्रियविशां शूद्राणां च परन्तप कर्माणि प्रविभक्तानि स्वभावप्रभवैर्गुणै:
brāhmaṇa-kṣhatriya-viśhāṁ śhūdrāṇāṁ cha parantapa karmāṇi pravibhaktāni svabhāva-prabhavair guṇaiḥ
Recitation · Text 18.41
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Word-for-Word Śabda-Artha (9 words)
Purport Overview & Key Insights
The duties of the four orders are distributed according to the qualities born of their own nature. The basis given is svabhāva — one's own nature — and the verse says so rather than pointing to birth.
✨ Devotional Takeaway:The basis given is svabhāva — one's own nature — not birth.