Divine & Demoniac Natures · 16.21
Anger: Divine and Demoniac Qualities
त्रिविधं नरकस्येदं द्वारं नाशनमात्मनः।कामः क्रोधस्तथा लोभस्तस्मादेतत्त्रयं त्यजेत्॥ १६.२१ ॥
tri-vidhaṁ narakasyedaṁ dvāraṁ nāśhanam ātmanaḥ
kāmaḥ krodhas tathā lobhas tasmād etat trayaṁ tyajet
Translation
The gates of hell are three: lust, wrath, and avarice; they destroy the Self, so avoid them.
— Shri Purohit Swami (1935), public domain
Meaning
This draft lesson introduces Bhagavad Gita 16.21 through stronger key ideas from the verse: anger, self, three types of. In the context of Divine and Demoniac Qualities, learners connect Sanskrit vocabulary to the verse's teaching before applying it to daily choices. Review this draft before publication.
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