वृत्त्या स्वभावकृतया वर्तमान: स्वकर्मकृत् । हित्वा स्वभावजं कर्म शनैर्निर्गुणतामियात् ॥ ३२ ॥
vrttya sva-bhava-krtaya vartamanah sva-karma-krt hitva sva-bhava-jam karma sanair nirgunatam iyat
- vrttya
- with the profession
- sva-bhava-krtaya
- performed according to one’s modes of material nature
- vartamanah
- existing
- sva-karma-krt
- executing his own work
- hitva
- giving up
- sva-bhava-jam
- born from one’s own modes of nature
- karma
- activities
- sanaih
- gradually
- nirgunatam
- transcendental position
- iyat
- may attain.
If one acts in his profession according to his position in the modes of nature and gradually gives up these activities, he attains the niskama stage.