Chapter 18, Verse 46
Part of 18: Mokṣha Sanyās Yog — मोक्षसंन्यासयोगयतः प्रवृत्तिर्भूतानां येन सर्वमिदं ततम्।स्वकर्मणा तमभ्यर्च्य सिद्धिं विन्दति मानवः॥
yataḥ pravṛittir bhūtānāṁ yena sarvam idaṁ tatam sva-karmaṇā tam abhyarchya siddhiṁ vindati mānavaḥ
He from whom all the beings have evolved and by whom all this is pervaded, worshipping Him with his own duty, one attains perfection.
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).