Chapter 20
स्वधर्मस्थो यजन् यज्ञैरनाशी:काम उद्धव । न याति स्वर्गनरकौ यद्यन्यन्न समाचरेत् ॥ १० ॥
Transliteration
sva-dharma-stho yajan yajñair anāśīḥ-kāma uddhava na yāti svarga-narakau yady anyan na samācaret
Synonyms (Word-for-Word)
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.
Translation
“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.”