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Bhagavad Gītā 16.21

BG 16.21

त्रिविधं नरकस्येदं द्वारं नाशनमात्मनः।कामः क्रोधस्तथा लोभस्तस्मादेतत्त्रयं त्यजेत्

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

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

Translated by Shri Purohit Swami

There are three gates to this hell, destructive of the self: lust, anger, and greed; therefore, one should abandon these three.

Translated by Swami Sivananda

Word meanings (from the gita/gita dataset)

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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Cite as: Bhagavad Gītā 16.21, in HREEM (hreem.cc/library/BG/16.21), after https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/gh/gita/gita@main (gita/gita on GitHub, Unlicense).

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