Adhyāya 16
Daivāsura
Vibhāga
"The Divine properties are deemed to lead to liberation; the Demoniacal properties to bondage."
Examine Your Nature
The Mirror of the Self
Abhayam
Absolute Fearlessness
Trusting in the Supreme.
Ahimsā
Non-violence
Harmlessness in thought, word, and deed.
Satyam
Truthfulness
Unyielding alignment with reality.
Dānam
Charity
Giving without expectation of return.
Akrodhaḥ
Absence of Anger
Calmness even under provocation.
Hrīḥ
Modesty
Aversion to doing what is wrong.
The Triple Gate of Ruin
"Lust, Anger, and Greed—these are the three gates to hell, destructive of the self."
Kāma
Lust / DesireKrodha
Anger / WrathLobha
Greed / AvariceTherefore, one should abandon these three. — Verse 16.21