स्वे स्वेऽधिकारे या निष्ठा स गुण: परिकीर्तित: । कर्मणां जात्यशुद्धानामनेन नियम: कृत: । गुणदोषविधानेन सङ्गानां त्याजनेच्छया ॥ २६ ॥
sve sve ’dhikāre yā niṣṭhā sa guṇaḥ parikīrtitaḥ karmaṇāṁ jāty-aśuddhānām anena niyamaḥ kṛtaḥ guṇa-doṣa-vidhānena saṅgānāṁ tyājanecchayā
- sve sve
- each in his own
- adhikāre
- position
- yā
- which
- niṣṭhā
- steady practice
- saḥ
- this
- guṇaḥ
- piety
- parikīrtitaḥ
- is thoroughly declared
- karmaṇām
- of fruitive activities
- jāti
- by nature
- aśuddhānām
- impure
- anena
- by this
- niyamaḥ
- disciplinary control
- kṛtaḥ
- is established
- guṇa
- of piety
- doṣa
- of sin
- vidhānena
- by the rule
- saṅgānām
- of association with different types of sense gratification
- tyājana
- of renunciation
- icchayā
- by the desire
It is firmly declared that the steady adherence of transcendentalists to their respective spiritual positions constitutes real piety and that sin occurs when a transcendentalist neglects his prescribed duty. One who adopts this standard of piety and sin, sincerely desiring to give up all past association with sense gratification, is able to subdue materialistic activities, which are by nature impure.