Chapter 16, Verse 3 (Bhagavad Gita 16.3)
Chapter 16: Daivāsura Sampad Vibhāg Yog – Yoga through Discerning the Divine and Demoniac Natures
Sanskrit Shloka
तेजः क्षमा धृतिः शौचमद्रोहो नातिमानिता। भवन्ति सम्पदं दैवीमभिजातस्य भारत
Transliteration
tejaḥ kṣhamā dhṛitiḥ śhaucham adroho nāti-mānitā bhavanti sampadaṁ daivīm abhijātasya bhārata
Word Meanings
tejaḥ—vigor; kṣhamā—forgiveness; dhṛitiḥ—fortitude; śhaucham—cleanliness; adrohaḥ—bearing enmity toward none; na—not; ati-mānitā—absence of vanity; bhavanti—are; sampadam—qualities; daivīm—godly; abhijātasya—of those endowed with; bhārata—scion of Bharat
Translation
Vigor, forgiveness, fortitude, purity, absence of hatred, and absence of pride—these qualities, O Arjuna, belong to one born for a divine state.
Meaning & Commentary
In this profound revelation, Bhagwan Shri Krishna delineates the innate characteristics of a soul destined for transcendence. By enumerating these divine virtues, Lord Krishna invites the seeker to cultivate an inner garden where the ego is replaced by purity and the turbulence of hatred is stilled by forgiveness. These traits are not merely social etiquettes but are the very marks of a consciousness aligned with the Supreme Divine. As Shri Krishna explains, when these qualities become the natural state of the devotee, the soul is liberated from the cycle of material entanglement. Through this path, Lord Krishna guides Arjuna—and all of humanity—to recognize their true, divine heritage and ascend toward the eternal abode.