The verse most often cited in defence of caste-bound duty, and the one most contested by reformers. Gandhi read svadharma as personal vocation rather than inherited station; the traditional reading takes it as varna.
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TextBetter is one's own Dharma, (though) imperfect, than the Dharma of another well-performed. Better is death in one's own Dharma: the Dharma of another is fraught with fear. 1 Reference Scheme Connections
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The classical statement of svadharma.
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Source Srimad-Bhagavad-Gita, English translation and commentarySwami Swarupananda
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1. Srimad-Bhagavad-Gita, English translation and commentary
Swami Swarupananda, Advaita Ashrama / Internet Sacred Text Archive, 1909Bhagavad Gita 3:35View the Source Reader Challenges (0)
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