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Chapter 16 · Verse 1 · Daivasura Sampad Vibhaga Yoga

Bhagavad Gita 16.1

empowering Dharma & Duty Jnana & Wisdom Fear & Courage

Sanskrit

श्री भगवानुवाच अभयं सत्त्वसंशुद्धिः ज्ञानयोगव्यवस्थितिः। दानं दमश्च यज्ञश्च स्वाध्यायस्तप आर्जवम्।।16.1।।

Transliteration

śhrī-bhagavān uvācha abhayaṁ sattva-sanśhuddhir jñāna-yoga-vyavasthitiḥ dānaṁ damaśh cha yajñaśh cha svādhyāyas tapa ārjavam

Word by Word

śhrī-bhagavān uvācha the Supreme Divine Personality said
abhayam fearlessness
sattva-sanśhuddhiḥ purity of mind
jñāna knowledge
yoga spiritual
vyavasthitiḥ steadfastness
dānam charity
damaḥ control of the senses
cha and
yajñaḥ performance of sacrifice
cha and
svādhyāyaḥ study of sacred books
tapaḥ austerity
ārjavam straightforwardness
Simplified Perspective

Krishna opens the doorway to the divine nature by naming its qualities—not as distant ideals, but as the natural flowering of a purified consciousness. When fear dissolves from the heart, when the mind becomes lucid and steady in spiritual practice, when generosity flows and the senses bow to wisdom, you are not becoming something foreign; you are returning to what you already are.

Begin today by asking yourself: which of these qualities calls to me most urgently, and where in my life can I plant that seed?

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Bhagavad Gita 16.1 — BG 16.1

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Sanskrit text from the Bhagavad Gita (public domain). Commentary © Mahakatha.

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