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Chapter 16 · Verse 5 · Daivasura Sampad Vibhaga Yoga

Bhagavad Gita 16.5

empowering Self & Identity Moksha & Liberation Dharma & Duty

Sanskrit

दैवी सम्पद्विमोक्षाय निबन्धायासुरी मता।मा शुचः सम्पदं दैवीमभिजातोऽसि पाण्डव।।16.5।।

Transliteration

daivī sampad vimokṣhāya nibandhāyāsurī matā mā śhuchaḥ sampadaṁ daivīm abhijāto ’si pāṇḍava

Word by Word

daivī divine
sampat qualities
vimokṣhāya toward liberation
nibandhāya to bondage
āsurī demoniac qualities
matā are considered
do not
śhuchaḥ grieve
sampadam virtues
daivīm saintly
abhijātaḥ born
asi you are
pāṇḍava Arjun, the son of Pandu
Simplified Perspective

Krishna's words here are medicine for Arjun's doubt—and for us. The divine qualities within you are not borrowed, not learned from external sources, but your very birthright as a conscious being.

The demoniac qualities that bind us are choices we make through ignorance; the divine qualities that liberate us are awakenings within our true nature. When you feel unworthy or trapped by your conditioning, remember: liberation is not foreign to you—it is your original essence calling you home.

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Bhagavad Gita 16.5 — BG 16.5

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

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