BG 16.1
Krishna continued: Courage, clean living, devotion to wisdom, generosity, self-control, a spirit of sacrifice, study of the scriptures, austerity, and straightforwardness, ...
अभयं सत्त्वसंशुद्धिः ज्ञानयोगव्यवस्थितिः
दानं दमश्च यज्ञश्च स्वाध्यायस्तप आर्जवम्
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śhrī-bhagavān — Krishna
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śhrī
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bhagavān
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uvācha — said
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abhayaṁ — fearlessness
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sattva-sanśhuddhir — purity of mind
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sattva — of the nature of purity
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sanśhuddhir — mind
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jñāna-yoga-vyavasthitiḥ — steadfast in spiritual knowledge
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jñāna — knowledge
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yoga — righteous action, Yoga
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vyavasthitiḥ — steadfast
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dānaṁ — charity
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damaśh — control of the senses
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cha — and
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yajñaśh — performance of sacrifice
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cha — and
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svādhyāyas — study of sacred books
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tapa — austerity
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ārjavam — straightforwardness
Krishna continued: Courage, clean living, devotion to wisdom, generosity, self-control, a spirit of sacrifice, study of the scriptures, austerity, and straightforwardness, nonviolence, truthfulness, absence of anger, renunciation, self-control, abstinence from slandering of others, compassion for all beings, freedom from jealousy, gentleness, modesty, and freedom from restlessness, valor, forgiveness, fortitude, purity, freedom from hatred and vanity - these are the qualities of one who possesses divine nature.
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