Bhagavad Geeta 3.35
Sanskrit
श्रेयान्स्वधर्मो विगुणः परधर्मात्स्वनुष्ठितात्। स्वधर्मे निधनं श्रेयः परधर्मो भयावहः।।3.35।।
śhreyān swa-dharmo viguṇaḥ para-dharmāt sv-anuṣhṭhitāt swa-dharme nidhanaṁ śhreyaḥ para-dharmo bhayāvahaḥ
Meaning
Master your unique role imperfectly rather than excel in someone else's. Authenticity beats borrowed success; misalignment breeds anxiety and failure.
Translation
One's own duty, though defective, is superior to another's duty well-performed. Death is better while engaged in one's own duty; another's duty is full of fear.
Related Topics
This verse relates to the following principles from the Bhagavad Geeta: