श्रेयान्स्वधर्मो विगुणः परधर्मात्स्वनुष्ठितात् | स्वभावनियतं कर्म कुर्वन्नाप्नोति किल्बिषम्
śreyānsvadharmo viguṇaḥ paradharmātsvanuṣṭhitāt . svabhāvaniyataṃ karma kurvannāpnoti kilbiṣam
自己的職責，即使有缺陷，也優於他人良好履行的職責。履行由自身本性所規定的職責，不會招致罪惡。
One's own duty, (though) defective, is superior to another's duty well performed. By performing a duty as dictated by one's own nature, one does not incur sin.
正如毒物不會傷害在其中誕生的蟲子一樣，履行自己法 (Svadharma) (根據自身本性所規定的職責) 的人，也不會招致任何罪惡。對全世界來說是毒藥的東西，對蟲子來說卻是甜美的，然而甜美的甘蔗汁卻會導致它的死亡。因此，一個人被指定的職責，即使看起來多麼困難，也必須實踐，因為它能使人從束縛中解脫。如果你試圖履行他人的職責，那將會帶來危險。沒有自我 (Ātman) 知識的人，甚至一刻也無法停止行動。(參見III.35)
Just as a poisonous substance does not harm the worm born in that substance? so he who does his Svadharma (the duty ordained according to his own nature) does not incur any sin.What is poison to the whole world is sweet to a worm and yet sugarcane juice that is sweet causes its death. So a mans appointed duty which frees him from bondage must? therefore? be practised however difficult it may seem to be. If you try to do the duty of another it will bring,danger. He who has no knowledge of the Self cannot remain even for a moment without doing action. (Cf.III.35)