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Bhagavad Gita · 16.5 · Yoga through Discerning the Divine and Demoniac Natures·5 of 24

दैवी सम्पद्विमोक्षाय निबन्धायासुरी मतामा शुचः सम्पदं दैवीमभिजातोऽसि पाण्डव

daivī sampad vimokṣhāya nibandhāyāsurī matā

mā śhuchaḥ sampadaṁ daivīm abhijāto ’si pāṇḍava

Sanskrit recitation

Divine qualities to grow · 16.1–16.5 · Teaching

Translation

The divine nature is deemed conducive to liberation, and the demonic to bondage. Grieve not, O Arjuna, for you are born with divine endowments.

Meaning

Sampat Endowment, wealthy state, nature, virtue.Moksha Liberation from the bondage of Samsara, release from the round of birth and death. The,divine nature leads to salvation the demoniacl nature, to bondage.As Arjuna was already griefstricken and dejected, Lord Krishna assures him not to feel alarmed at this description of the Asuric alities which bring grief and delusion, as he was born with Sattvic tendencies, leading towards salvation. Arjuna, on hearing the words of Lord Krishna, might have thought within himself, Do I possess divine nature or demoniacal nature The Lord, in order to remove Arjuna's doubt, said, Grieve not, O Arjuna, thou art born with divine alities. Thou art fortunate. Thou mayest attain to the happiness of Selfrealisation.Do not think, O Arjuna, that by engaging yourself in battle and killing people you will become an Asura. Grieve not on this score. You will establish the kingdom of righteousness by fighting this righteous battle.

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
asi
you are
do not
matā
are considered
daivī
divine
sampat
qualities
daivīm
saintly
āsurī
demoniac qualities
sampadam
virtues
śhuchaḥ
grieve
nibandhāya
to bondage
abhijātaḥ
born
pāṇḍava
Arjun, the son of Pandu
vimokṣhāya
toward liberation

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