BHAGAVAD GITA IN FACEBOOK EVERYDAY : 3rd Chapter : KARMA YOGA Today sloka 35 श्रेयान्स्वधर्मो विगुणः परधर्मात्स्वनुष्ठितात् । स्वधर्मे निधनं श्रेयः परधर्मो भयावहः ॥३५॥ It is far better to discharge ones prescribed duties, even though faultily, than anothers duties perfectly. Destruction in the course of performing ones own duty is better than engaging in anothers duties, for to follow anothers path is dangerous. 1. One should therefore discharge his prescribed duties in full Krishna consciousness rather than those prescribed for others. 2. Spiritual duties are as ordered by the spiritual master for the transcendental service of Krishna. 3. For example, a brahmana, who is in the mode of goodness, is nonviolent, whereas a kshatriya, who is in the mode of passion, is allowed to be violent to protect the country. 4. In complete stage of Krishna consciousness, the kshatriya may act as a brahmana, or a brahmana may act as a kshatriya. In the transcendental stage, the distinctions of the material world do not apply. For example, Visvamitra was originally a kshatriya, but later on he acted as a brahmana, whereas Parasurama was a brahmana but later on he acted as a kshatriya.
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