Chapter 16 · The Divine and Demoniac Natures
Verse 22
Sanskrit Text — Chapter 16, Verse 22
एतैर्विमुक्तः कौन्तेय तमोद्वारैस्त्रिभिर्नरः।आचरत्यात्मनः श्रेयस्ततो याति परां गतिम्।।16.22।।
Transliteration (IAST)
etair vimuktaḥ kaunteya tamo-dvārais tribhir naraḥ ācharaty ātmanaḥ śhreyas tato yāti parāṁ gatim
Translation
One who has been released from these three gates of darkness, O Arjuna, works for the benefit of the self; thus, they reach the supreme state.— Swami AdidevanandaFeatured
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