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Divine nature

4 verses from the Bhagavad Gita on divine nature. Explore teachings across 2 chapters.

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Chapter 9 • Verse 4 →The Yoga of Royal Knowledge and Royal Secret

Maya tatam idam sarvam jagad avyakta-murtina, mat-sthani sarva-bhutani na chaham teshv avasthitah

I pervade this entire universe in My unmanifest form. All beings exist in Me, but I am not limited to them.

•Divine presence in all things
•God transcends creation while pervading it
•The mystery of immanence and transcendence

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Chapter 16 • Verse 3 →The Yoga of the Divine and Demoniac Natures

Tejah kshama dhritih shaucham adroho nati-manita, bhavanti sampadam daivim abhijatasya bharata

Vigor, forgiveness, fortitude, purity, absence of malice, and absence of pride—these qualities belong to those endowed with divine nature, O Arjuna.

•Strength combined with humility
•Purity without pride
•Divine character is multifaceted

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Chapter 9 • Verse 13 →The Yoga of Royal Knowledge and Royal Secret

Mahatmanas tu mam partha daivim prakritim ashritah, bhajanty ananya-manaso jnatva bhutadim avyayam

O Partha, great souls who take shelter of the divine nature worship Me with undivided consciousness, knowing Me as the imperishable origin of all beings.

•Great souls have undivided devotion
•Divine nature brings spiritual vision
•Knowledge of God as origin of all

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Chapter 16 • Verse 5 →The Yoga of the Divine and Demoniac Natures

Daivī sampad vimokṣhāya nibandhāyāsurī matā, mā śhuchaḥ sampadaṁ daivīm abhijāto 'si pāṇḍava

Divine qualities lead to liberation, while demoniac qualities lead to bondage. Do not grieve, O Pandava, for you are born with divine treasures.

•Divine qualities liberate
•Demoniac qualities bind
•Arjuna has divine nature

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