Gita Verse 16.22

Bhagavad Gita: Chapter 16, Verse 22

Sanskrit Verse

एतैर्विमुक्तः कौन्तेय तमोद्वारैस्त्रिभिर्नरः।आचरत्यात्मनः श्रेयस्ततो याति परां गतिम्।।16.22।।

Transliteration

etair vimuktaḥ kaunteya tamo-dvārais tribhir naraḥ

ācharaty ātmanaḥ śhreyas tato yāti parāṁ gatim

Word meanings

etaiḥ—from this; vimuktaḥ—freed; kaunteya—Arjun, the son of Kunti; tamaḥ-dvāraiḥ—gates to darkness; tribhiḥ—three; naraḥ—a person; ācharati—endeavor; ātmanaḥ—soul; śhreyaḥ—welfare; tataḥ—thereby; yāti—attain; parām—supreme; gatim—goal

Swami Sivananda's translation

A person who is liberated from these three gates of darkness, O Arjuna, practices what is beneficial for them and thus goes to the Supreme Goal.

Chapter link: Gita Chapter 16