Gita Verse 18.46

Bhagavad Gita: Chapter 18, Verse 46

Sanskrit Verse

यतः प्रवृत्तिर्भूतानां येन सर्वमिदं ततम्।स्वकर्मणा तमभ्यर्च्य सिद्धिं विन्दति मानवः।।18.46।।

Transliteration

yataḥ pravṛittir bhūtānāṁ yena sarvam idaṁ tatam

sva-karmaṇā tam abhyarchya siddhiṁ vindati mānavaḥ

Word meanings

yataḥ—from whom; pravṛittiḥ—have come into being; bhūtānām—of all living entities; yena—by whom; sarvam—all; idam—this; tatam—pervaded; sva-karmaṇā—by one’s natural occupation; tam—him; abhyarchya—by worshipping; siddhim—perfection; vindati—attains; mānavaḥ—a person

Swami Sivananda's translation

He from whom all the beings have evolved and by whom all this is pervaded, worshipping Him with his own duty, one attains perfection.

Chapter link: Gita Chapter 18