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Bhagavad Gita Chapter 16, Verse 22

Divine and Demoniac Natures

एतैर्विमुक्तः कौन्तेय तमोद्वारैस्त्रिभिर्नरः।आचरत्यात्मनः श्रेयस्ततो याति परां गतिम्

etair vimuktaḥ kaunteya tamo-dvārais tribhir naraḥ ācharaty ātmanaḥ śhreyas tato yāti parāṁ gatim

What does Bhagavad Gita 16.22 mean?

O son of Kunti, a person who is freed from these three gates to darkness strives for the welfare of the soul, and thereby attains the supreme goal.

Word-by-word meaning

etaiḥ—from this · vimuktaḥ—freed · kaunteya—Arjun, the son of Kunti · tamaḥ-dvāraiḥ—gates to darkness · tribhiḥ—three · naraḥ—a person · ācharati—endeavor · ātmanaḥ—soul · śhreyaḥ—welfare · tataḥ—thereby · yāti—attain · parām—supreme · gatim—goal

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