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श्रीभगवानुवाच:अभयं सत्त्वसंशुद्धिर् ज्ञानयोगव्यवस्थितिः ।दानं दमश्च यज्ञश्च स्वाध्यायस्तप आर्जवम् ॥

śrībhagavānuvāca:abhayaṃ sattvasaṃśuddhir jñānayogavyavasthitiḥdānaṃ damaśca yajñaśca svādhyāyastapa ārjavam

The Blessed Lord said: Fearlessness, purity of temperament, steadfastness in the Yoga of Knowledge, giving, self-control, sacrifice, the study of Scripture, askesis, candour and straightforwardness, harmlessness, truth, absence of wrath, self-denial, calm, absence of fault-finding, compassion to all beings, absence of greed, gentleness, modesty, freedom from restlessness, energy, forgiveness, patience, cleanness, absence of envy and pride – these are the wealth of the man born into the Deva nature.

Gītā 16·1

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