Bhagavad Gita · 16.3 · Yoga through Discerning the Divine and Demoniac Natures·3 of 24
तेजः क्षमा धृतिः शौचमद्रोहो नातिमानिता।भवन्ति सम्पदं दैवीमभिजातस्य भारत ॥
tejaḥ kṣhamā dhṛitiḥ śhaucham adroho
nāti-mānitā bhavanti sampadaṁ daivīm abhijātasya bhārata
Sanskrit recitation
Divine qualities to grow · 16.1–16.5 · Teaching
Translation
Vigor, forgiveness, fortitude, purity, absence of hatred, absence of pride—these belong to one born for a divine state, O Arjuna.
Meaning
Tejas Vigour, energy, brilliance or lustre of the skin. The aspirant who is bent on attaining salvation marches boldly on the spiritual path. Nothing can tempt him or slacken his progress. This unbroken progress towards the realisation of the Self or the Absolute is lustre. It overcomes the downward pull of Tamas.Kshama Forgiveness. He who is endowed with this virtue does not exhibit anger even when he is insulted, ruked or beaten, although he is strong enough to take vengeance. He is unaffected by the insult or injury.Dhriti The sage absorbs within himself all calamities. He is steadfast even when he is in very adverse and trying conditions this is a particular Sattvic Vritti or state of mind which removes depression or exhaustion of the body and senses when they sink down. An aspirant who is endowed with this divine attribute never gets disheartened, even when he is under severe trials and difficulties or tribulations. Dhriti is a divine pickmeup (tonic) when the body and the senses are in a state of low spirits or dejection.Saucham Purity. This is of two kinds, viz., external and internal. External purity is achieved by means of earth and water
After Swami Sivananda
Divine qualities to grow· 16.1–16.5→
Teachers usually read this idea across several verses together, one shared reflection covers the whole unit.
- 16.1The Blessed Lord said: Fearlessness, purity of heart, steadfastness in knowledge and yoga, almsgiving, control of the senses, sacrifice, study of scriptures, austerity, and straightforwardness.
- 16.2Harmlessness, truth, absence of anger, renunciation, peacefulness, absence of crookedness, compassion for beings, non-covetousness, gentleness, modesty, and absence of fickleness.
16.3Vigor, forgiveness, fortitude, purity, absence of hatred, absence of pride—these belong to one born for a divine state, O Arjuna.
- 16.4Hypocrisy, arrogance, and self-conceit, anger, harshness, and ignorance—these belong to one who is born for a demoniacal state, O Partha.
- 16.5The divine nature is deemed conducive to liberation, and the demonic to bondage. Grieve not, O Arjuna, for you are born with divine endowments.
Word-by-word→
- na
- not
- daivīm
- godly
- tejaḥ
- vigor
- bhavanti
- are
- bhārata
- scion of Bharat
- sampadam
- qualities
- adrohaḥ
- bearing enmity toward none
- kṣhamā
- forgiveness
- śhaucham
- cleanliness
- dhṛitiḥ
- fortitude
- abhijātasya
- of those endowed with
- ati-mānitā
- absence of vanity
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