16.21 त्रिविधं नरकस्येदं द्वारं नाशनमात्मनः।कामः क्रोधस्तथा लोभस्तस्मादेतत्त्रयं त्यजेत्
trividhaṃ narakasy
Word meanings
tri-vidham—three types of;narakasya—to the hell;idam—this;dvāram—gates;nāśhanam—destruction;ātmanaḥ—self;kāmaḥ—lust;krodhaḥ—anger;tathā—and;lobhaḥ—greed;tasmāt—therefore;etat—these;trayam—three;tyajet—should abandon
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Divine Verses of the Bhagavad Gita • Swami Dayananda Saraswati
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To the hell, there are three gates that ruin the Self: desire, anger, and greed. Hence, one should avoid these three.
The gates of hell are three: lust, wrath and avarice. They destroy the Self. Avoid them.
Desire, wrath and greed - this is the triple gateway to Naraka, ruinous to the self. Therefore one should abandon these three.
This door of hell, which is the destroyer of the soul, is of three kinds-passion, anger and also greed. Therefore one should forsake these three.
Triple is the gate of this hell, destructive of the self–lust, anger, and greed,–therefore, one should abandon these three.
16.23 यः शास्त्रविधिमुत्सृज्य वर्तते कामकारतः।न स सिद्धिमवाप्नोति न सुखं न परां गतिम्
yaḥ śāstra
Word meanings
yaḥ—who;śhāstra-vidhim—scriptural injunctions;utsṛijya—discarding;vartate—act;kāma-kārataḥ—under the impulse of desire;na—neither;saḥ—they;siddhim—perfection;avāpnoti—attain;na—nor;sukham—happiness;na—nor;parām—the supreme;gatim—goal
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Divine Verses of the Bhagavad Gita • Swami Dayananda Saraswati
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He who neglects the injunctions of the scriptures and acts according to his own will, attains neither success nor happiness nor the highest goal of emancipation.
But he who neglects the commands of the scriptures, and follows the promptings of passion, he does not attain perfection, happiness or the final goal.
He who, abandoning the injunctions of the Sastras, acts under the influence of desire, attains neither perfection nor pleasure, nor the supreme state.
Ignoring the precept of the scriptures, he who acts under the impulsion of passion,-he does not attain perfection, nor happiness, nor the supreme Goal.
He who, casting aside the ordinances of the scriptures, acts under the impulse of desire, attains neither perfection nor happiness nor the supreme goal.
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दैवासुरसम्पद्विभागयोग
Chapter 16: Two Paths
daivāsurasampadvibhāgayoga
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16.22 एतैर्विमुक्तः कौन्तेय तमोद्वारैस्त्रिभिर्नरः।आचरत्यात्मनः श्रेयस्ततो याति परां गतिम्
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Word meanings
etaiḥ—from this;vimuktaḥ—freed;kaunteya—Arjun, the son of Kunti;tamaḥ-dvāraiḥ—gates to darkness;tribhiḥ—three;naraḥ—a person;ācharati—endeavor;ātmanaḥ—soul;śhreyaḥ—welfare;tataḥ—thereby;yāti—attain;parām—supreme;gatim—goal
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Divine Verses of the Bhagavad Gita • Swami Dayananda Saraswati
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O son of Kunti! A man who has deserted these three gates of darkness does what is good for his Self and thereby reaches the highest goal.
These are the gates which lead to darkness; if a man avoid them he will ensure his own welfare, and in the end will attain his liberation.
One who has been released from these threefold gates of darkness, O Arjuna, works for the good of the self. Hence he reaches the supreme state.
O son of Kunti, a person who is free from these three doors to darkness strives for the good of the soul. Thereby he attains the highest Goal.
A man who is liberated from these three gates to darkness, O Arjuna, practises what is good for him and thus goes to the Supreme goal!
