The Gita

Chapter 16 · Verse 3 of 24

The Yoga of the Division between Divine and Demoniac Natures

दैवासुरसम्पद्विभागयोग

Meaning

Supreme God Krishna spoke

Radiance, forgiveness, endurance, cleanliness, the absence of malevolence, deceit, and disloyalty, and not seeking excessive honor for oneself— all these, O Bhārata, represent the qualities of individuals endowed with divine wealth. (16:3)

Sanskrit

श्रीभगवान् उवाच

तेजः क्षमा धृतिः शौचमद्रोहो नातिमानिता ।

भवन्ति सम्पदं दैवीमभिजातस्य भारत ॥

Word-by-word

तेजः, क्षमा, धृतिः, शौचम्, अद्रोहः, न अति-मानिता—

भवन्ति सम्पदम् दैवीम् अभि-जातस्य, भारत!

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