Bhagavad Gita 16.21
Chapter 16: Daivasura Sampad Vibhaga Yoga (Divine and Demonic Qualities) · दैवासुरसम्पद्विभागयोग
त्रिविधं नरकस्येदं द्वारं नाशनमात्मनः ।कामः क्रोधस्तथा लोभस्तस्मादेतत्त्रयं त्यजेत् ॥
trividhaṃ narakasyedaṃ dvāraṃ nāśanamātmanaḥ |kāmaḥ krodhastathā lobhastasmādetattrayaṃ tyajet ||
Meaning of Gita 16.21 in English
Lust, anger and greed are the three gates to self-destruction; therefore give up all three.
गीता 16.21 का हिंदी अर्थ
काम, क्रोध और लोभ — ये तीन नरक के द्वार हैं जो आत्मा का नाश करते हैं; इसलिए इन तीनों को त्याग देना चाहिए।
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The Sanskrit is public domain; the transliteration was generated for Saarthi. Meanings are original plain-language paraphrases, not a scholarly translation.