Chapter 18 · The Yoga of Liberation

श्रीकृष्णŚrī Kṛṣṇa speaks

Text 18.48

सहजं कर्म कौन्तेय सदोषमपि न त्यजेत् सर्वारम्भा हि दोषेण धूमेनाग्निरिवावृता:

saha-jaṁ karma kaunteya sa-doṣham api na tyajet sarvārambhā hi doṣheṇa dhūmenāgnir ivāvṛitāḥ

Recitation · Text 18.48
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Word-for-Word Śabda-Artha (13 words)

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Purport Overview & Key Insights

One should not give up the work one is born to, even if it is flawed; for all undertakings are enveloped by fault, as fire by smoke. Nothing clean is on offer — the choice is between imperfect options.

✨ Devotional Takeaway:Nothing clean is on offer — the choice is between imperfect options.