Find your Varna(Brahmana,Kshatriya,Vysya,Shudra) with help of Gita

Have you come across this famous Gita sloka and always felt uncomfortable thinking, "How can I work the whole month and not expect salary at the end of the month?" Your feeling is genuine—there's nothing wrong with the sloka, nor with you to feel that way. It's just that the standard interpretation might not match your temperament.

The Bhagavad Gita gives a profound principle on how to act in the world without getting trapped by anxiety about results. This simple exercise uses one famous verse to help you discover which mental temperament (varna) you naturally resonate with.

Bhagavad Gita 2.47 – The Verse

Original Sanskrit
कर्मण्येवाधिकारस्ते मा फलेषु कदाचन ।
मा कर्मफलहेतुर्भूर्मा ते सङ्गोऽस्त्वकर्मणि ॥ २.४७ ॥

Simple meaning
You have a right only over your actions, never over the results. Do not make the results the motive for your actions, and do not be attached to inaction.

Four Ways to Hear This Verse

Read each of the four versions below slowly. Then close your eyes, contemplate for a minute, and notice which one feels the most “natural” or “obvious” to you. Don’t overthink it – just see which one your mind relaxes into.

1. Version 1
   “I have the right only on action. I don’t have rights on the results.”
2. Version 2
   “I have the right only on action. Whatever may be the results — I fight as that’s my duty.”
3. Version 3
   “I have the right only on action. If results are not what I want, I will not escape from my work and will continue to perform my duty.”
4. Version 4
   “I have the right only on action. I can’t control the outcome fully, so I just give my best in my action which I have control on.”

How to Use This Exercise

1. Read all four versions once or twice.
2. Close your eyes and sit quietly for a minute.
3. Ask yourself: “Which version feels most like my natural way of thinking?”
4. Pick one number: 1, 2, 3, or 4. Don’t pick by idealism; pick by honest resonance.

Now Reveal Your Varna

If you connected most with…

• Version 1 → Brāhmaṇa temperament (Mokshārthi)
  You resonate with the pure principle: action is yours, results are not. You are naturally drawn to truth, clarity, and inner freedom more than to outer scenarios.
• Version 2 → Kṣatriya temperament
  You hear the verse as a call to duty. Right action matters more to you than success or failure, and you think in terms of responsibility and courage.
• Version 3 → Vaiśya (Vysya) temperament
  You notice results, you care about them, but you value persistence even when outcomes disappoint you. You think in terms of consistent effort, stability, and not running away from your work.
• Version 4 → Śūdra temperament
  You see clearly that outcomes are not fully in your hands, so you focus on what you can actually control. You are practical, grounded, and ready to serve by doing your part well.

Important Note

Here “varna” refers to inner mental makeup (guṇa-based temperament), not birth, surname, or social status. Every temperament has its own strength and its own path of growth. This exercise is meant for honest self-understanding, not for judgement of yourself or others.