Devanagari
वृत्त्या स्वभावकृतया वर्तमान: स्वकर्मकृत् ।
हित्वा स्वभावजं कर्म शनैर्निर्गुणतामियात् ॥ ३२ ॥
Verse text
vṛttyā sva-bhāva-kṛtayā
vartamānaḥ sva-karma-kṛt
hitvā sva-bhāva-jaṁ karma
śanair nirguṇatām iyāt
Synonyms
vṛttyā
—
with the profession
;
sva
—
bhāva — kṛtayā — performed according to one’s modes of material nature
;
vartamānaḥ
—
existing
;
sva
—
karma — kṛt — executing his own work
;
hitvā
—
giving up
;
sva
—
bhāva — jam — born from one’s own modes of nature
;
karma
—
activities
;
śanaiḥ
—
gradually
;
nirguṇatām
—
transcendental position
;
iyāt
—
may attain .
Translation
If one acts in his profession according to his position in the modes of nature and gradually gives up these activities, he attains the niṣkāma stage.
Translation (Visvanatha Cakravarti Thakura)
If one acts in his profession according to his nature, after gradually giving up his actions according to his nature, he attains the stage beyond the guṇas.
He gradually gives up his nature after many births. It is said svadharma-niṣṭhaḥ śata janmabhiḥ pumān viriṣcatām eti: one who strictly follows the principles of varṇāśrama-dharma for at least one hundred births will attain the post of Lord Brahmā.
Purport
If one gradually gives up his hereditary customs and duties and tries to serve the Supreme Personality of Godhead in his natural position, he is gradually able to become free from these activities, and he attains the stage of
niṣkāma,
freedom from material desires.