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Bhagavad Gita · 16.3 · Yoga through Discerning the Divine and Demoniac Natures·3 of 24

तेजः क्षमा धृतिः शौचमद्रोहो नातिमानिताभवन्ति 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.

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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