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Daivasura Sampad Vibhaga Yoga · The Divine & Demonic Natures
Bhagavad Gita 16.1-3
Sanskrit
अभयं सत्त्वसंशुद्धिर्ज्ञानयोगव्यवस्थितिः । दानं दमश्च यज्ञश्च स्वाध्यायस्तप आर्जवम् ॥16.1॥अहिंसा सत्यमक्रोधस्त्यागः शान्तिरपैशुनम् । दया भूतेष्वलोलुप्त्वं मार्दवं ह्रीरचापलम् ॥16.2॥तेजः क्षमा धृतिः शौचमद्रोहो नातिमानिता । भवन्ति सम्पदं दैवीमभिजातस्य भारत ॥16.3॥
Transliteration
abhayaṃ sattvasaṃśuddhirjñānayogavyavasthitiḥ | dānaṃ damaśca yajñaśca svādhyāyastapa ārjavam ‖16.1‖ ahiṃsā satyamakrodhastyāgaḥ śāntirapaiśunam | dayā bhūteṣvaloluptvaṃ mārdavaṃ hrīracāpalam ‖16.2‖ tejaḥ kṣamā dhṛtiḥ śaucamadroho nātimānitā | bhavanti sampadaṃ daivīmabhijātasya bhārata ‖16.3‖
Meaning
“The Blessed Lord said: Fearlessness, purity of heart, steadfastness in knowledge and yoga; charity, self-restraint, sacrifice, study of the scriptures, austerity, uprightness; non- violence, truth, freedom from anger, renunciation, tranquillity, absence of slander, compassion to beings, freedom from covetousness, gentleness, modesty, absence of fickleness; vigour, forgiveness, fortitude, purity, freedom from malice and from excessive pride, these belong to one born to the divine endowment, O Bharata.”
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Theme: The Divine & Demonic Natures
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