स्वधर्मस्थो यजन् यज्ञैरनाशी:काम उद्धव । न याति स्वर्गनरकौ यद्यन्यन्न समाचरेत् ॥ १० ॥
sva-dharma-stho yajan yajñair anāśīḥ-kāma uddhava na yāti svarga-narakau yady anyan na samācaret
- sva-dharma
- in one’s prescribed duties
- sthaḥ
- situated
- yajan
- worshiping
- yajñaiḥ
- by prescribed sacrifices
- anāśīḥ-kāmaḥ
- not desiring fruitive results
- uddhava
- My dear Uddhava
- na
- does not
- yāti
- go
- svarga
- to heaven
- narakau
- or to hell
- yadi
- if
- anyat
- something other than his prescribed duty
- na
- does not
- samācaret
- perform
My dear Uddhava, a person who is situated in his prescribed duty, properly worshiping by Vedic sacrifices but not desiring the fruitive result of such worship, will not go to the heavenly planets; similarly, by not performing forbidden activities he will not go to hell.