Chapter 16

Shloka 16.28 “Thus, I have explained the divine and demonic qualities; knowing this, O Arjuna, act to attain the supreme goal.” Key Teaching: Understanding divine and demonic qualities guides action for liberation. Theme: Guidance, Jnana Yoga, Moksha Sannyasa Yoga, Karma Yoga. Description: Krishna concludes Chapter 16, stating he has explained divine and demonic qualities, urging […]

Shloka 16.27 “Their minds fixed on Me, they perform all actions as offerings, attaining peace and liberation.” Key Teaching: Offering actions to Krishna brings peace and liberation. Theme: Guidance, Moksha Sannyasa Yoga, Bhakti Yoga, Karma Yoga. Description: Krishna explains that those with minds fixed on Him, performing actions as offerings, attain peace and liberation. This

Shloka 16.26 “But those who follow scriptures with faith, free from envy, attain purity and liberation.” Key Teaching: Scriptural faith without envy leads to purity and liberation. Theme: Guidance, Jnana Yoga, Moksha Sannyasa Yoga, Bhakti Yoga. Description: Krishna states that those who follow scriptures with faith, free from envy, attain purity and liberation. This verse,

Shloka 16.25 “Those who act without scriptural guidance, driven by desire, fall into darkness, O Bharata.” Key Teaching: Desiredriven actions without scriptures lead to darkness. Theme: Guidance, Jnana Yoga, Moksha Sannyasa Yoga, Karma Yoga. Description: Krishna warns that those acting without scriptural guidance, driven by desire, fall into darkness. This verse, continuing 16.24, addresses Arjuna’s

Shloka 16.24 “Therefore, let the scriptures be your authority in determining what should be done or not done; knowing this, perform actions here.” Key Teaching: Scriptures guide actions for liberation. Theme: Guidance, Jnana Yoga, Moksha Sannyasa Yoga, Karma Yoga. Description: Krishna advises letting scriptures guide what should be done or avoided, urging Arjuna to act

Shloka 16.23 “He who discards scriptural injunctions, acting on desires, attains neither perfection, happiness, nor the supreme goal.” Key Teaching: Ignoring scriptures and following desires prevents liberation. Theme: Guidance, Jnana Yoga, Moksha Sannyasa Yoga, Karma Yoga. Description: Krishna warns that one who ignores scriptural injunctions and acts on desires attains neither perfection, happiness, nor the

Shloka 16.22 “One who is freed from these three gates of darkness, O Kaunteya, practices what is good and attains the supreme goal.” Key Teaching: Freedom from lust, anger, and greed leads to the supreme goal. Theme: Guidance, Jnana Yoga, Moksha Sannyasa Yoga. Description: Krishna states that one freed from lust, anger, and greed practices

Shloka 16.21 “Triple is the gate of hell, destructive of the self—lust, anger, greed; therefore, one should abandon these three.” Key Teaching: Lust, anger, and greed lead to hell; abandon them. Theme: Guidance, Jnana Yoga, Moksha Sannyasa Yoga. Description: Krishna identifies lust, anger, and greed as the triple gate to hell, destructive to the self,

Shloka 16.20 “Born in demonic wombs, deluded birth after birth, they never attain Me, O Kaunteya, and fall into lower states.” Key Teaching: Demonic beings, deluded, never reach Krishna and fall lower. Theme: Guidance, Jnana Yoga, Moksha Sannyasa Yoga, Karma Yoga. Description: Krishna explains that demonic beings, born in demonic wombs and deluded birth after

Shloka 16.19 “These cruel, hateful beings, the worst among men, I hurl into demonic wombs in the cycle of birth.” Key Teaching: Krishna casts hateful demonic beings into lower births. Theme: Guidance, Jnana Yoga, Moksha Sannyasa Yoga, Karma Yoga. Description: Krishna declares that He hurls cruel, hateful demonic beings, the worst among men, into demonic