Bhagavad Gita-Chapter 16 All Verses with Meaning and Audio With Lyrics, Audio, Meaning, Significance in Sanskrit, English and other languages

Bhagavad Gita-Chapter 16 All Verses with Meaning and Audio

श्रीभगवानुवाच ।
अभयं सत्त्वसंशुद्धिर्ज्ञानयोगव्यवस्थितिः ।
दानं दमश्च यज्ञश्च स्वाध्यायस्तप आर्जवम् ॥ १६-१॥

śrībhagavānuvāca
abhayaṃ sattvasaṃśuddhihi jñānayogavyavasthitiḥ
dānaṃ damaśca yajñaśca svādhyāyastapa ārjavam 16-1

The Blessed Lord said: Fearlessness, purity of heart, steadfastness in the YOGA -of-Knowledge, alms-giving, control of the senses, sacrifice, study of the SHASTRAS, and straightforwardness . . .

अहिंसा सत्यमक्रोधस्त्यागः शान्तिरपैशुनम् ।
दया भूतेष्वलोलुप्त्वं मार्दवं ह्रीरचापलम् ॥ १६-२॥

ahiṃsā satyamakrodhastyāgaḥ śāntirapaiśunam
dayā bhūteṣvaloluptvaṃ mārdavaṃ hrīracāpalam 16-2

Harmlessness, truth, absence of anger, renunciation, peacefulness, absence of crookedness, compassion to beings, non-covetousness, gentleness, modesty, absence of fickle-ness . . .

तेजः क्षमा धृतिः शौचमद्रोहो नातिमानिता ।
भवन्ति सम्पदं दैवीमभिजातस्य भारत ॥ १६-३॥

tejaḥ kṣamā dhṛtiḥ śaucamadroho nātimānitā
bhavanti sampadaṃ daivīmabhijātasya bhārata 16-3

Vigour, forgiveness, fortitude, purity, absence of hatred, absence of pride — these belong to the one born for the Divine Estate, O Bharata.

दम्भो दर्पोऽभिमानश्च क्रोधः पारुष्यमेव च ।
अज्ञानं चाभिजातस्य पार्थ सम्पदमासुरीम् ॥ १६-४॥

dambho darpo’bhimānaśca krodhaḥ pāruṣyameva ca
ajñānaṃ cābhijātasya pārtha sampadamāsurīm 16-4

Hypocrisy, arrogance and self-conceit, anger, and also harshness and ignorance, belong to one who is born, O Partha, for a demoniac-Estate.

दैवी सम्पद्विमोक्षाय निबन्धायासुरी मता ।
मा शुचः सम्पदं दैवीमभिजातोऽसि पाण्डव ॥ १६-५॥

daivī sampadvimokṣāya nibandhāyāsurī matā
mā śucaḥ sampadaṃ daivīmabhijāto’si pāṇḍava 16-5

The divine nature is deemed for liberation, the demoniacal for bondage; grieve not, O Pandava, you are born with divine qualities.

द्वौ भूतसर्गौ लोकेऽस्मिन्दैव आसुर एव च ।
दैवो विस्तरशः प्रोक्त आसुरं पार्थ मे श‍ृणु ॥ १६-६॥

dvau bhūtasargau loke’smindaiva āsura eva ca
daivo vistaraśaḥ prokta āsuraṃ pārtha me śṛṇu 16-6

There are two types of beings, in this world, the divine and the demoniacal; the divine have been described at length; hear from Me, O Partha, of the demoniacal.

प्रवृत्तिं च निवृत्तिं च जना न विदुरासुराः ।
न शौचं नापि चाचारो न सत्यं तेषु विद्यते ॥ १६-७॥

pravṛttiṃ ca nivṛttiṃ ca janā na vidurāsurāḥ
na śaucaṃ nāpi cācāro na satyaṃ teṣu vidyate 16-7

The demoniac know not what to do and what to refrain from; neither purity, nor right conduct, nor truth is found in them.

असत्यमप्रतिष्ठं ते जगदाहुरनीश्वरम् ।
अपरस्परसम्भूतं किमन्यत्कामहैतुकम् ॥ १६-८॥

asatyamapratiṣṭhaṃ te jagadāhuranīśvaram
aparasparasambhūtaṃ kimanyatkāmahaitukam 16-8

They say, the universe is without truth without (moral) basis without a God; not brought about by any regular causal sequence with lust for its cause; what else?

एतां दृष्टिमवष्टभ्य नष्टात्मानोऽल्पबुद्धयः ।
प्रभवन्त्युग्रकर्माणः क्षयाय जगतोऽहिताः ॥ १६-९॥

etāṃ dṛṣṭimavaṣṭabhyan aṣṭātmāno’lpabuddhayaḥ
prabhavant yugrakarmāṇaḥ kṣayāya jagato’hitāḥ 16-9

Holding this view, these ruined souls of small intellect and fierce deeds, come forth as the enemies of the world, for its destruction.

काममाश्रित्य दुष्पूरं दम्भमानमदान्विताः ।
मोहाद्गृहीत्वासद्ग्राहान्प्रवर्तन्तेऽशुचिव्रताः ॥ १६-१०॥

kāmamāśritya duṣpūraṃ dambhamānamadānvitāḥ
mohādgṛhītvāsadgrāhān pravartante’śucivratāḥ 16-10

Filled with insatiable desires, full of hypocrisy, pride and arrogance, holding evil ideas through delusion, they work with impure resolves.

चिन्तामपरिमेयां च प्रलयान्तामुपाश्रिताः ।
कामोपभोगपरमा एतावदिति निश्चिताः ॥ १६-११॥

cintāmaparimeyāṃ ca pralayāntāmupāśritāḥ
kāmopabhogaparamā etāvaditi niścitāḥ 16-11

Giving themselves over to immeasurable cares ending only with death, regarding gratification of lust as their highest aim, and feeling sure that, that is all (that matters) .

आशापाशशतैर्बद्धाः कामक्रोधपरायणाः ।
ईहन्ते कामभोगार्थमन्यायेनार्थसञ्चयान् ॥ १६-१२॥

āśāpāśaśatairbaddhāḥ kāmakrodhaparāyaṇāḥ
īhante kāmabhogārtham anyāyenārthasañcayān 16-12

Bound by a hundred ties of hope, given to lust and anger, they do strive to obtain, by unlawful means, hoards of wealth for sensual enjoyments.

इदमद्य मया लब्धमिमं प्राप्स्ये मनोरथम् ।
इदमस्तीदमपि मे भविष्यति पुनर्धनम् ॥ १६-१३॥

idamadya mayā labdhamimaṃ prāpsye manoratham
idamastīdamapi me bhaviṣyati punardhanam 16-13

This has to-day been gained by me — this desire I shall obtain — this is mine — and this wealth shall also be mine in future.

असौ मया हतः शत्रुर्हनिष्ये चापरानपि ।
ईश्वरोऽहमहं भोगी सिद्धोऽहं बलवान्सुखी ॥ १६-१४॥

asau mayā hataḥ śatrurhaniṣye cāparānapi
īśvaro’hamahaṃ bhogī siddho’haṃ balavānsukhī 16-14

That enemy has been slain by me — and others also shall I destroy — I am the Lord — I am the enjoyer — I am perfect powerful and happy.

आढ्योऽभिजनवानस्मि कोऽन्योऽस्ति सदृशो मया ।
यक्ष्ये दास्यामि मोदिष्य इत्यज्ञानविमोहिताः ॥ १६-१५॥

āḍhyo’bhijanavānasmi ko’nyo’sti sadṛśo mayā
yakṣye dāsyāmi modiṣya ityajñānavimohitāḥ 16-15

I am rich and well-born — Who else is equal to me? — I will give (alms money) — I will rejoice. Thus are they deluded by ignorance.

अनेकचित्तविभ्रान्ता मोहजालसमावृताः ।
प्रसक्ताः कामभोगेषु पतन्ति नरकेऽशुचौ ॥ १६-१६॥

anekacittavibhrāntā mohajālasamāvṛtāḥ
prasaktāḥ kāmabhogeṣu patanti narake’śucau 16-16

Bewildered by many a fancy, entangled in the snare of delusion, addicted to the gratification of lust, they fall into a foul hell.

आत्मसम्भाविताः स्तब्धा धनमानमदान्विताः ।
यजन्ते नामयज्ञैस्ते दम्भेनाविधिपूर्वकम् ॥ १६-१७॥

ātmasambhāvitāḥ stabdhā dhanamānamadānvitāḥ
yajante nāmayajñaiste dambhenāvidhipūrvakam 16-17

Self-conceited, stubborn, filled with pride and drunk with wealth, they perform sacrifices in name (only) out of ostentation, contrary to scriptural ordinance.

अहङ्कारं बलं दर्पं कामं क्रोधं च संश्रिताः ।
मामात्मपरदेहेषु प्रद्विषन्तोऽभ्यसूयकाः ॥ १६-१८॥

ahaṅkāraṃ balaṃ darpaṃ kāmaṃ krodhaṃ ca saṃśritāḥ
māmātmaparadeheṣu pradviṣanto’bhyasūyakāḥ 16-18

Given to egoism, power, haughtiness, lust and anger, these malicious people hate Me in their own bodies, and in those of others.

तानहं द्विषतः क्रूरान्संसारेषु नराधमान् ।
क्षिपाम्यजस्रमशुभानासुरीष्वेव योनिषु ॥ १६-१९॥

tānahaṃ dviṣataḥ krūrānsaṃsāreṣu narādhamān
kṣipāmyajasramaśubhān āsurīṣveva yoniṣu 16-19

These cruel haters, worst among men in the world, I hurl these evil-doers for ever into the wombs of the demons only.

आसुरीं योनिमापन्ना मूढा जन्मनि जन्मनि ।
मामप्राप्यैव कौन्तेय ततो यान्त्यधमां गतिम् ॥ १६-२०॥

āsurīṃ yonimāpannā mūḍhā janmani janmani
māmaprāpyaiva kaunteya tato yāntyadhamāṃ gatim 16-20

Entering into demoniacal wombs, and deluded, not attaining to Me, birth after birth, they thus fall, O Kaunteya, into a condition still lower than that.

त्रिविधं नरकस्येदं द्वारं नाशनमात्मनः ।
कामः क्रोधस्तथा लोभस्तस्मादेतत्त्रयं त्यजेत् ॥ १६-२१॥

trividhaṃ narakasyedaṃ dvāraṃ nāśanamātmanaḥ
kāmaḥ krodhastathā lobhastasmādetattrayaṃ tyajet 16-21

These three are the gates of hell, destructive of the Self — lust, anger and greed; therefore, one should abandon these three.

एतैर्विमुक्तः कौन्तेय तमोद्वारैस्त्रिभिर्नरः ।
आचरत्यात्मनः श्रेयस्ततो याति परां गतिम् ॥ १६-२२॥

etairvimuktaḥ kaunteya tamodvāraistribhirnaraḥ
ācaratyātmanaḥ śreyastato yāti parāṃ gatim 16-22

A man who is liberated from these three gates to darkness, O Kaunteya, practises what is good for him and thus goes to the Supreme Goal.

यः शास्त्रविधिमुत्सृज्य वर्तते कामकारतः ।
न स सिद्धिमवाप्नोति न सुखं न परां गतिम् ॥ १६-२३॥

yaḥ śāstravidhimutsṛjya vartate kāmakārataḥ
na sa siddhimavāpnoti na sukhaṃ na parāṃ gatim 16-23

He who, having cast aside the ordinance of the scriptures, acts under the impulse of desire, attains neither perfection, nor happiness, nor the Supreme Goal.

तस्माच्छास्त्रं प्रमाणं ते कार्याकार्यव्यवस्थितौ ।
ज्ञात्वा शास्त्रविधानोक्तं कर्म कर्तुमिहार्हसि ॥ १६-२४॥

ॐ तत्सदिति श्रीमद्भगवद्गीतासूपनिषत्सु
ब्रह्मविद्यायां योगशास्त्रे श्रीकृष्णार्जुनसंवादे
दैवासुरसम्पद्विभागयोगो नाम षोडशोऽध्यायः ॥ १६॥

tasmācchāstraṃ pramāṇaṃ te kāryākāryavyavasthitau
jñātvā śāstravidhānoktaṃ karma kartumihārhasi 16-24

oṃ tatsaditi śrīmadbhagavadgītāsūpaniṣatsu
brahmavidyāyāṃ yogaśāstre śrīkṛṣṇārjunasaṃvāde
daivāsurasampadvibhāgayogo nāma ṣoḍaśo’dhyāyaḥ 24

Therefore, let the Scriptures be your authority, in determining what ought to be done and what ought not to be done. Having known what is said in the commandments of the Scripture, you should act here (in this world) .

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Bhagavad Gita Chapter 16 Summary

Daivāsura-Sampad-Vibhāga-Yoga – The Yoga of Differentiating Godly and Ungodly Assets
What are the qualities one must cultivate in order to advance spiritually towards liberation and on the other hand, what are the qualities that will drag us down? Explaining those qualities, this chapter classifies beings into the divinely good (“deva”) and diabolically fallen (“asura”) and describes the behavior of the latter at length. This is so that we may introspect and understand where we stand and correct the course as necessary. Below are the main themes of Chapter 16:

Verses 1 – 3
Daivī-sampat

Verses 4 – 21
Āsurī-sampat

Verses 22 – 24
Arjuna’s grief on seeing the enormity of the task he is about to undertake (śoka)

Gita Chapter 16 – Commentary by Swami Paramarthananda

Background

In the previous three chapters (XIII, XIV and XV) Bhagavān talked about Self-knowledge (jñānayoga) which is the direct means for liberation. In the following two chapters, Krishna discusses the values to be followed by a seeker. Though values themselves do not give liberation, they are necessary to gain knowledge. They alone prepare the mind and make it fit for receiving the knowledge. In fact, Vedānta is a pramāṇa (means of knowledge) only for a prepared mind.

In this chapter, Krishna divides all mental traits into two groups: daivī-sampat and āsurī-sampat. All sattvic traits come under the former, while rajasic and tamasic traits come under the latter. Daivī-sampat is conducive to Self-knowledge; āsurī-sampat is an obstacle to spiritual pursuit (5). [Without exception, every one in this universe falls under one of these two groups. From this it is evident that all seekers of knowledge must necessarily lead a spiritual (sattvic) life avoiding materialistic (rajasic and tamasic) tendencies.]

Krishna enumerates daivī-sampat (1 to 3) and āsurī-sampat (4 to 21) which is listed below:

Daivī-sampat

Fearlessness (1)
Purity (1, 3)
Scriptural Study (1)
Charity (1)
Sense-control (1)
Worship of God (1)
Austerity (1)
Straightforwardness (1)
Non-violence, kindness to all and absence of ill-will (2, 3)
Truthfulness (2)
Renunciation (2)
Calmness and patience (2, 3)
Absence of slander (2)
Absence of greed (2)
Gentleness (2)
Modesty (2, 3)
Steadfastness and absence of restlessness (2, 3)
Strength (3)

Āsurī-sampat

Vanity (4, 10, 14, 15, 17, 18)
Arrogance (4, 10, 14, 15, 17, 18)
Pretension (4, 10, 17)
Anger (4, 12, 18)
Cruelty (4, 9)
Ignorance (4, 15)
Impurity (7)
Absence of religious discipline
Absence of truthfulness (7)
Absence of faith in God (8, 18)
Endless desire for sense-pleasure (10, 11, 12, 16, 18)
Delusion (10, 15, 16)
False values (10, 16)
Worry (11)
Attachment (12)
Greed (12, 13, 14)
Egoism (18)
Slander (18)
Āsurī-sampat leads a person astray causing (spiritual) destruction ultimately (19, 20). Krishna sums up the entire āsurī-sampat as the three basic materialistic traits of desire, anger and greed. They are the three-fold gateway to hell (21). When one avoids these three traits and adopts the divine virtues, daivī-sampat, one becomes qualified for Self-knowledge and attains liberation soon (22).

The Lord concludes the chapter by pointing out that śāstra is the pramāṇa in determining what is right and wrong. One should know what the scriptures say and act accordingly (23, 24).

Gita 16th Chapter – Main Points

Daivī-sampat: 1 to 3
Āsurī-sampat: 4 to 21
Importance of śāstra and conclusion: 22 to 24

Since this chapter deals with daiva (spiritual) and āsura (materialistic) traits, it is called Daivāsura sampad vibhāga-yoga.

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