English
Bhagavad Gita Chapter 18 Verse 48
Mokṣasaṃnyāsa Yoga · śloka 48
śloka 48
sahajaṃ karma kaunteya sadoṣamapi na tyajet |
sarvārambhā hi doṣeṇa dhūmenāgnirivāvṛtāḥ ||18-48||
Translation
O Kaunteya! Even when faulty, one's natural duty should not be abandoned; for all actions are covered with defects, as fire is with smoke.
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