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Bhagavad Gita Chapter 16, Verse 21

Divine and Demoniac Natures

त्रिविधं नरकस्येदं द्वारं नाशनमात्मनः।कामः क्रोधस्तथा लोभस्तस्मादेतत्त्रयं त्यजेत्

tri-vidhaṁ narakasyedaṁ dvāraṁ nāśhanam ātmanaḥ kāmaḥ krodhas tathā lobhas tasmād etat trayaṁ tyajet

What does Bhagavad Gita 16.21 mean?

The gates of hell are three: lust, wrath, and avarice; they destroy the Self, so avoid them.

Word-by-word meaning

tri-vidham—three types of · narakasya—to the hell · idam—this · dvāram—gates · nāśhanam—destruction · ātmanaḥ—self · kāmaḥ—lust · krodhaḥ—anger · tathā—and · lobhaḥ—greed · tasmāt—therefore · etat—these · trayam—three · tyajet—should abandon

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