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Bhagavad Gita 18.46

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

yataḥ pravṛittir bhūtānāṁ yena sarvam idaṁ tatam sva-karmaṇā tam abhyarchya siddhiṁ vindati mānavaḥ

Word-by-Word

SanskritTransliterationMeaning
yataḥyataḥfrom whom
pravṛittiḥpravṛittiḥhave come into being
bhūtānāmbhūtānāmof all living entities
yenayenaby whom
sarvamsarvamall
idamidamthis
tatamtatampervaded
sva-karmaṇāsva-karmaṇāby one’s natural occupation
tamtamhim
abhyarchyaabhyarchyaby worshipping
siddhimsiddhimperfection
vindativindatiattains
mānavaḥmānavaḥa person

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

जिस (परमात्मा) से भूतमात्र की प्रवृत्ति अर्थात् उत्पत्ति हुई है और जिससे यह सम्पूर्ण जगत् व्याप्त है, उस (परमात्मा) की स्वकर्म द्वारा पूजा करके मनुष्य सिद्धि को प्राप्त होता है।।