Word meanings
- yataḥ
- from whom
- pravṛttiḥ
- have come into being
- bhūtānām
- of all living entities
- yena
- by whom
- sarvam
- all
- idam
- this
- tatam
- pervaded
- sva-karmaṇā
- by one’s natural occupation
- tam
- him
- abhyarcya
- by worshipping
- siddhim
- perfection
- vindati
- attains
- mānavaḥ
- a person
Translations
He from whom all the beings have evolved and by whom all this is pervaded, worshipping Him with his own duty, one attains perfection.
One reaches perfection by dedicating their actions to God, Who is the source of all being and fills everything.
A human being achieves success by adoring, through his own duties, Him from whom is the origin of creatures and by whom all this is pervaded.
जिस परमात्मासे सम्पूर्ण प्राणियोंकी उत्पत्ति होती है और जिससे यह सम्पूर्ण संसार व्याप्त है, उस परमात्माका अपने कर्मके द्वारा पूजन करके मनुष्य सिद्धिको प्राप्त हो जाता है।Commentary
The performance by a man of his own duty is simply carrying into effect the intention of the Supreme from Whom the whole of the creation emanates. When a man worships Him, the Supreme Being, with the flowers of his action, then He is immensely pleased and being thus gratified by such worship He confers on Him, as a boon, dispassion and discrimination. Pravritti Evolution or activity it proceeds from the Lord, the Antaryamin, the Inner Ruler. Bhutanam Beings living creatures. Svakarmana With his own duty each according to his caste as described above.
Man attains perfection by worshipping the Lord by performing his own duty, i.e., he becomes alified for the dawn of Selfknowledge (for Jnana Yoga).