Chapter 16: Daivasura Sampad Vibhaga Yoga, verse 21
त्रिविधं नरकस्येदं द्वारं नाशनमात्मनः।
कामः क्रोधस्तथा लोभस्तस्मादेतत्त्रयं त्यजेत् ॥
Say ittri-vidhaṁ narakasyedaṁ dvāraṁ nāśhanam ātmanaḥ
kāmaḥ krodhas tathā lobhas tasmād etat trayaṁ tyajet
Translation
There are three gates to this hell, destructive of the self: lust, anger, and greed; therefore, one should abandon these three.
Swami Sivananda
This door to hell, which destroys the soul, is of three kinds—passion, anger, and greed. Therefore, one should forsake these three.
Swami Gambirananda
Follows the commentary of Shankara (Advaita).
Desire, wrath, and greed—these are the three gateways to Naraka, ruinous to the self. Therefore, one should abandon these three.
Swami Adidevananda
Follows the commentary of Ramanuja (Vishishtadvaita).
To the hell, there are three gates that ruin the Self: desire, anger, and greed. Hence, one should avoid these three.
Dr. S. Sankaranarayan
Follows the commentary of Abhinavagupta (Kashmir Shaivism).
The gates of hell are three: lust, wrath, and avarice; they destroy the Self, so avoid them.
Shri Purohit Swami
काम, क्रोध और लोभ -- ये तीन प्रकारके नरकके दरवाजे जीवात्माका पतन करनेवाले हैं, इसलिये इन तीनोंका त्याग कर देना चाहिये।
Swami Ramsukhdas
काम, क्रोध और लोभ ये आत्मनाश के त्रिविध द्वार हैं, इसलिए इन तीनों को त्याग देना चाहिए।
Swami Tejomayananda
Classical commentariesFor deeper study. Most are in the original Sanskrit.
Advaita
Non-dual: the self and the absolute are one.
Vishishtadvaita
Qualified non-dual: souls are real parts of the divine.
Dvaita
Dual: the soul and God are eternally distinct.
Shuddhadvaita
Pure non-dual, centred on grace and devotion.
Kashmir Shaivism
The Gita read through Trika Shaiva philosophy.
Modern teachers
20th-century teachers writing for today's readers.