Common misconception

Svadharma is not merely your job or caste role; it is the right action only you are placed to do here.

The question it leaves you holding

Is it better to do your own duty badly, or another's duty well — and who gets to decide which is yours?

Debates this concept decides

• Universal Dharma, or My Own? — When the shared moral law and your personal svadharma pull apart — as they did for Arjuna — which one binds you?

Related concepts

• Dharma — the personal form of

Questions to explore

• Why does the Gita prize svadharma over a 'better' duty that is not yours?
• How do you tell your real svadharma from mere preference or habit?