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Chapter 16 · Verse 3 · Daivasura Sampad Vibhaga Yoga

Bhagavad Gita 16.3

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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

Word by Word

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
Simplified Perspective

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

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