Chapter 16 · Verse 2 · Daivasura Sampad Vibhaga Yoga
Bhagavad Gita 16.2
Sanskrit
अहिंसा सत्यमक्रोधस्त्यागः शान्तिरपैशुनम्।दया भूतेष्वलोलुप्त्वं मार्दवं ह्रीरचापलम्।।16.2।।
Transliteration
ahinsā satyam akrodhas tyāgaḥ śhāntir apaiśhunam dayā bhūteṣhv aloluptvaṁ mārdavaṁ hrīr achāpalam
In plain words
When you're trapped in anger—at your spouse, at the person who hurt you, at yourself—you believe that hardness protects you. Krishna says: the qualities that will actually free you are gentleness, truthfulness, and the willingness to see beyond the harm done. These aren't weak; they're the strength it takes to stop defending a version of yourself that no longer needs defending.
Word by Word
This verse reveals the divine qualities that naturally bloom when the heart opens to Truth itself. Krishna is not listing virtues to achieve through effort alone, but rather showing us the fragrance of a life aligned with dharma—non-violence flowing from seeing the Self in all beings, truthfulness emerging when we stop defending the false self, gentleness arising when we release the grip of fear.
When you practice even one of these qualities with sincere attention, you begin to recognize them not as burdens but as your own deepest nature expressing itself.
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Bhagavad Gita 16.2 — BG 16.2
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