Chapter 16, Verse 1
श्री भगवानुवाच अभयं सत्त्वसंशुद्धिः ज्ञानयोगव्यवस्थितिः। दानं दमश्च यज्ञश्च स्वाध्यायस्तप आर्जवम्।।16.1।।
śrī bhagavānuvāca abhayaṃ sattvasaṃśuddhiḥ jñānayogavyavasthitiḥ। dānaṃ damaśca yajñaśca svādhyāyastapa ārjavam।।16.1।।
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- श्री भगवानुवाच (śrī bhagavān uvāca)
- The Blessed Lord said
- अभयं (abhayam)
- fearlessness
- सत्त्वसंशुद्धिः (sattva-saṁśuddhiḥ)
- purity of one's being/mind
- ज्ञानयोगव्यवस्थितिः (jñāna-yoga-vyavasthitiḥ)
- steadfast abidance in the yoga of knowledge
- दानं (dānam)
- charity, giving
- दमः च (damaḥ ca)
- and self-control (control of the senses)
- यज्ञः च (yajñaḥ ca)
- and sacrifice (performance of rituals/offerings)
- स्वाध्यायः (svādhyāyaḥ)
- study of scripture, self-study
- तपः (tapaḥ)
- austerity
- आर्जवम् (ārjavam)
- straightforwardness, uprightness
Commentary
I. Fearlessness f, purity of heart, steadfast- ness in knowledge and Yoga ; alms-giving, self- restraint and worship, study of one's own (scrip- tures), austerity, uprightness ;
Source: Alladi Mahadeva Sastri, The Bhagavad-Gita with the Commentary of Sri Shankaracharya (1897), public domain
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श्री भगवानुवाच (śrī bhagavān uvāca)
अभयं (abhayam)
सत्त्वसंशुद्धिः (sattva-saṁśuddhiḥ)
ज्ञानयोगव्यवस्थितिः (jñāna-yoga-vyavasthitiḥ)
दानं (dānam)
दमः च (damaḥ ca)
यज्ञः च (yajñaḥ ca)
स्वाध्यायः (svādhyāyaḥ)
तपः (tapaḥ)
आर्जवम् (ārjavam)
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