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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 7.11.32

వృత్త్యా స్వభావకృతయా వర్తమాన: స్వకర్మకృత్ । హిత్వా స్వభావజం కర్మ శనైర్నిర్గుణతామియాత్ ॥ ౩౨ ॥
vṛttyā sva-bhāva-kṛtayā
[vrittyaa sva-bhaava-kritayaa]
vartamānaḥ sva-karma-kṛt
[vartamaanah sva-karma-krit]
hitvā sva-bhāva-jaṁ karma
[hitvaa sva-bhaava-jam karma]
śanair nirguṇatām iyāt
[shanair nirgunataam iyaat]
Word-for-word
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.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
vṛttyā sva-bhāva-kṛtayā
vṛttyā
with the profession
sva-bhāva-kṛtayā
performed according to one’s modes of material nature
vartamānaḥ
existing
vartamānaḥ sva-karma-kṛt
sva-karma-kṛt
executing his own work
hitvā sva-bhāva-jaṁ karma
hitvā
giving up
sva-bhāva-jam
born from one’s own modes of nature
karma
activities
śanair nirguṇatām iyāt
śanaiḥ
gradually
nirguṇatām
transcendental position
iyāt
may attain.
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.
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.

— A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya
Translation
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.
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