Chapter 16 · Daivasura Sampad Vibhaga Yoga - The Yoga of Division between Divine and Demoniac QualitiesKrishna
Verse 21
श्रीमद्भगवद्गीता अध्याय 16, श्लोक 21
Sanskrit Shloka (श्लोक)
त्रिविधं नरकस्येदं द्वारं नाशनमात्मनः।
कामः क्रोधस्तथा लोभस्तस्मादेतत्त्रयं त्यजेत्॥
Transliteration
Trividham narakasye-dam dvaram nashanam-atmanah
Kamah krodhas-tatha lobhas-tasmad-etat-trayam tyajet
Word-by-Word Meaning (अन्वय)
त्रिविधम्trividhamthree kinds
नरकस्यnarakasyaof hell
इदम्idamthis
द्वारम्dvaramgate
नाशनम्nashanamdestructive
आत्मनःatmanahof the self
कामःkamahlust
क्रोधःkrodhahanger
लोभःlobhahgreed
तस्मात्tasmattherefore
एतत् त्रयम्etat trayamthese three
त्यजेत्tyajetone should abandon
Hindi Translation (हिन्दी अर्थ)
काम, क्रोध और लोभ — ये तीन नरक के द्वार हैं जो आत्मा का नाश करते हैं। इसलिए इन तीनों को त्याग देना चाहिए।
English Translation
There are three gates to hell that lead to the destruction of the self — lust, anger, and greed. Therefore, one should abandon all three.
Commentary (टीका)
This is one of the most quoted verses of the Gita, summarizing the root causes of spiritual downfall. Lust, anger, and greed are interconnected — unfulfilled desire leads to anger, and greed fuels endless craving. Abandoning these three opens the path to liberation.