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CHAPTER 16 · VERSE 21

Bhagavad Gita 16.21

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त्रिविधं नरकस्येदं द्वारं नाशनमात्मनः। कामः क्रोधस्तथा लोभस्तस्मादेतत्त्रयं त्यजेत्॥

Lust, anger, and greed—these are the three gates to hell, leading to the ruin of the self. Therefore, one must abandon these three!

One of the most famous ethical warnings in scripture: identifying lust, anger, and greed as the three primary destroyers of human well-being.

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