श्रेयान्स्वधर्मो विगुणः परधर्मात्स्वनुष्ठितात् |\nस्वभावनियतं कर्म कुर्वन्नाप्नोति किल्बिषम् ||१८-४७||
śreyānsvadharmo viguṇaḥ paradharmātsvanuṣṭhitāt .\nsvabhāvaniyataṃ karma kurvannāpnoti kilbiṣam ||18-47||
It is better to do one’s own dharma, even though imperfectly, than to do another’s dharma, even though perfectly. By doing one’s innate duties, a person does not incur sin.