श्रीभगवानुवाच | अभयं सत्त्वसंशुद्धिर्ज्ञानयोगव्यवस्थितिः | दानं दमश्च यज्ञश्च स्वाध्यायस्तप आर्जवम् ||१६-१||
śrībhagavānuvāca . abhayaṃ sattvasaṃśuddhirjñānayogavyavasthitiḥ . dānaṃ damaśca yajñaśca svādhyāyastapa ārjavam ||16-1||
- śrī-bhagavān uvāca
- the Supreme Personality of Godhead said
- abhayam
- fearlessness
- sattva-saṁśuddhiḥ
- purification of one’s existence
- jñāna
- in knowledge
- yoga
- of linking up
- vyavasthitiḥ
- the situation
- dānam
- charity
- damaḥ
- controlling the mind
- ca
- and
- yajñaḥ
- performance of sacrifice
- ca
- and
- svādhyāyaḥ
- study of Vedic literature
- tapaḥ
- austerity
- ārjavam
- simplicity
The Supreme Personality of Godhead said: Fearlessness; purification of one’s existence; cultivation of spiritual knowledge; charity; self-control; performance of sacrifice; study of the Vedas; austerity; simplicity; nonviolence; truthfulness; freedom from anger; renunciation; tranquillity; aversion to faultfinding; compassion for all living entities; freedom from covetousness; gentleness; modesty; steady determination; vigor; forgiveness; fortitude; cleanliness; and freedom from envy and from the passion for honor – these transcendental qualities, O son of Bharata, belong to godly men endowed with divine nature.