Bhagavad Gita · Chapter 16, verse 1
It opens the list of the 'divine wealth' with fearlessness, a list often quoted as a guide to good character.
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अभयं सत्त्वसंशुद्धिर्ज्ञानयोगव्यवस्थितिः ।दानं दमश्च यज्ञश्च स्वाध्यायस्तप आर्जवम् ॥
abhayaṃ sattvasaṃśuddhirjñānayogavyavasthitiḥ |dānaṃ damaśca yajñaśca svādhyāyastapa ārjavam ||
Shri Krishna says: Fearlessness, purity of heart, steadiness in the path of knowledge and yoga, giving, self-control, sacrifice, study of scripture, austerity and straightforwardness,
श्रीकृष्ण कहते हैं: निर्भयता, मन की शुद्धता, ज्ञान और योग में स्थिरता, दान, इंद्रियों पर संयम, यज्ञ, शास्त्रों का अध्ययन, तप और सरलता,
श्रीकृष्ण म्हणतात: निर्भयता, अंतःकरणाची शुद्धी, ज्ञान आणि योग यांत स्थिरता, दान, इंद्रियसंयम, यज्ञ, स्वाध्याय, तप आणि सरळपणा,
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अभयं सत्त्वसंशुद्धिर्ज्ञानयोगव्यवस्थितिः ।दानं दमश्च यज्ञश्च स्वाध्यायस्तप आर्जवम् ॥
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