Chapter 16: Daivasura Sampad Vibhaga Yoga, verse 3
तेजः क्षमा धृतिः शौचमद्रोहो नातिमानिता।
भवन्ति सम्पदं दैवीमभिजातस्य भारत ॥
Say ittejaḥ kṣhamā dhṛitiḥ śhaucham adroho nāti-mānitā
bhavanti sampadaṁ daivīm abhijātasya bhārata
Translation
Vigor, forgiveness, fortitude, purity, absence of hatred, absence of pride—these belong to one born for a divine state, O Arjuna.
Swami Sivananda
Vigour, forgiveness, fortitude, purity, freedom from malice, absence of haughtiness—these, O scion of the Bharata dynasty, are the qualities of one born destined to have the divine nature.
Swami Gambirananda
Follows the commentary of Shankara (Advaita).
Grandeur, patience, fortitude, purity, freedom from hatred and over-pride—these, O Arjuna, belong to one who is born to a divine destiny.
Swami Adidevananda
Follows the commentary of Ramanuja (Vishishtadvaita).
Vital power, forgiveness, fortitude, contentment, absence of treachery, and absence of excessive pride—these are in the person who is born for divine wealth, O Descendant of Bharata!
Dr. S. Sankaranarayan
Follows the commentary of Abhinavagupta (Kashmir Shaivism).
Valor, forgiveness, fortitude, purity, freedom from hate and vanity—these are the qualities of one who possesses the divine, O Arjuna!
Shri Purohit Swami
तेज (प्रभाव), क्षमा, धैर्य, शरीरकी शुद्धि, वैरभावका न रहना और मानको न चाहना, हे भरतवंशी अर्जुन ! ये सभी दैवी सम्पदाको प्राप्त हुए मनुष्यके लक्षण हैं।
Swami Ramsukhdas
हे भारत ! तेज, क्षमा, धैर्य, शौच (शुद्धि), अद्रोह और अतिमान (गर्व) का अभाव ये सब दैवी संपदा को प्राप्त पुरुष के लक्षण हैं।
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.
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