Bhagavad Gita Chapter 16 Verse 21

Gita 16.21

त्रिविधम्, नरकस्य, इदम्, द्वारम्, नाशनम्, आत्मनः,
कामः क्रोधः, तथा, लोभः, तस्मात्, एतत्, त्रयम्, त्यजेत्।।21।।


Gita 16.21

Trividham’, narkasya, idam’, dwaarm’, naashnm’, aatmanH,
KaamH, krodhH, tatha, lobhH, tasmaat’, etat’, tryam’, tyajet’ ||21||

Translation: (KaamH) lust (krodhH) anger (tatha) and (lobhH) greed (idam’) these (trividham’) three types of (narkasya) of hell (dwaarm’) gates (aatmanH) of soul (naashnm’) are destroyers i.e. are suicidal (tasmaat’) therefore (etat’) these (tryam’) three (tyajet’) one should abandon. (21)

Translation: Lust, anger and greed, these three types of gates of hell are the destroyers of the soul i.e. are suicidal. Therefore, one should abandon these three.


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