7۶۶
Bhagavad-গ্রাবা  As It los
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tejaḥ kṣamā dhṛtiḥ śaucam adroho nātimānitā bhavanti sampadaṁ daivīm abhijātasya bhārata
śrī  bhagavān uvāca —the Supreme Personality of Godhead said;  abhayam —fearlessness;  sattva-saṁśuddhiḥ —purification of one’s existence;  jñāna —knowledge;  yoga —of linking up;  vyavasthitiḥ —the situation;  dānam —charity;  damaḥ ca —and controlling the mind;  yajñaḥ ca —and performance of sacrifice;  svādhyāyaḥ —study of Vedic literature;  tapaḥ —austerity;  ārjavam —simplicity;  ahiṁsā —nonviolence;  satyam —truthfulness;  akrodhaḥ —freedom from anger;  tyāgaḥ —renunciation;  śāntiḥ —tranquility;  apaiśunam —aversion to faultfinding;  dayā —mercy;  bhūteṣu —towards all living entities;  aloluptvam —freedom from greed;  mārdavam —gentleness;  hrīḥ —modesty;  acāpalam —determination;  tejaḥ —vigor;  kṣamā —forgiveness;  dhṛtiḥ —fortitude;  śaucam —cleanliness;  adrohaḥ —freedom from envy;  na —not;  atimānitā —expectation of honor;  bhavanti —become;  sampadam —qualities;  daivīm —transcendental;  abhijātasya —one who is born of;  bhārata —O son of Bharata.
TRANSLATION
The Blessed Lord said: Fearlessness, purification of one's existence, cultivation of spiritual knowledge, charity, self-control, performance of sacrifice, study of the Vedas, austerity and simplicity; nonviolence, truthfulness, freedom from anger; renunciation, tranquility, aversion to fault-finding, compassion and freedom from covetousness; gentleness, modesty and steady determination; vigor, forgiveness, fortitude, cleanliness, freedom from envy and the passion for honor—these transcendental qualities, O son of Bharata, belong to godly men endowed with divine nature.
PURPORT
In the beginning of the Fifteenth Chapter, the banyan tree of this material world was explained. The extra roots coming out of it were compared to the activities of the living entities, some auspicious, some inauspicious. In the Ninth Chapter, also, the  devas , or godly, and the  asuras , the ungodly, or demons, were explained. Now, according to Vedic rites, activities in the mode of goodness are considered auspicious for progress on the path of liberation, and such activities are known as  deva-