Bhagavad Gita 16.22
एतैर्विमुक्तः कौन्तेय तमोद्वारैस्त्रिभिर्नरः।आचरत्यात्मनः श्रेयस्ततो याति परां गतिम्।।
etair vimuktaḥ kaunteya tamo-dvārais tribhir naraḥ ācharaty ātmanaḥ śhreyas tato yāti parāṁ gatim
Word-by-Word
| Sanskrit | Transliteration | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| etaiḥ | etaiḥ | from this |
| vimuktaḥ | vimuktaḥ | freed |
| kaunteya | kaunteya | Arjun, the son of Kunti |
| tamaḥ-dvāraiḥ | tamaḥ-dvāraiḥ | gates to darkness |
| tribhiḥ | tribhiḥ | three |
| naraḥ | naraḥ | a person |
| ācharati | ācharati | endeavor |
| ātmanaḥ | ātmanaḥ | soul |
| śhreyaḥ | śhreyaḥ | welfare |
| tataḥ | tataḥ | thereby |
| yāti | yāti | attain |
| parām | parām | supreme |
| gatim | gatim | goal |
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.
हे कौन्तेय ! नरक के इन तीनों द्वारों से विमुक्त पुरुष अपने कल्याण के साधन का आचरण करता है और इस प्रकार परा गति को प्राप्त होता है।।