Chapter 16 · Verse 3 · Daivasura Sampad Vibhaga Yoga
Bhagavad Gita 16.3
Sanskrit
तेजः क्षमा धृतिः शौचमद्रोहो नातिमानिता। भवन्ति सम्पदं दैवीमभिजातस्य भारत।।16.3।।
Transliteration
tejaḥ kṣhamā dhṛitiḥ śhaucham adroho nāti-mānitā bhavanti sampadaṁ daivīm abhijātasya bhārata
In plain words
When someone wounds you—a spouse's cruelty, a betrayal, the weight of injustice—your anger is real, but the bitterness that follows is a choice. Krishna says: the divine qualities that save you are vigor without arrogance, forgiveness without weakness, and the refusal to let hatred poison your own spirit. Strength and mercy are not opposites; they are sisters, and both live in you right now.
Word by Word
The divine qualities Krishna describes here are not distant ideals—they are the natural flowering of a soul aligned with truth. Vigor without arrogance, forgiveness without weakness, cleanliness of body and spirit, freedom from hatred: these six marks reveal a being who has surrendered the small self to something greater.
When you stop defending your ego and start serving what is real, these qualities emerge not through effort but through grace. Today, notice one moment where you can forgive without bitterness, or act with strength without pride—that is the divine nature awakening in you.
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Bhagavad Gita 16.3 — BG 16.3
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