Bhagavadgita Parayana - Chapter 16 - Grantha

The sixteenth chapter of the Bhagavad Gita, called 𑌦𑍈𑌵𑌾𑌸𑍁𑌰𑌸𑌂𑌪𑌦𑍍𑌵𑌿𑌭𑌾𑌗𑌯𑍋𑌗𑌃 or 'The 𑌯𑍋𑌗 of the Division between the Divine and the Demonic,' opens on the battlefield of 𑌕𑍁𑌰𑍁𑌕𑍍𑌷𑍇𑌤𑍍𑌰. Here, amid the tension and uncertainty of war, 𑌶𑍍𑌰𑍀𑌕𑍃𑌷𑍍𑌣 continues his profound conversation with 𑌅𑌰𑍍𑌜𑍁𑌨. The fate of the 𑌪𑌾𑌂𑌡𑌵𑌾𑌃 and the 𑌕𑍌𑌰𑌵𑌾𑌃 hangs in the balance, but the Gita's focus remains on the inner battles that define each person.

In the previous chapter, 𑌶𑍍𑌰𑍀𑌕𑍃𑌷𑍍𑌣 taught 𑌪𑍁𑌰𑍁𑌷𑍋𑌤𑍍𑌤𑌮𑌯𑍋𑌗𑌃, describing the upside-down Ashvattha tree, the perishable and imperishable principles, and the Supreme Person beyond both. Now, the Gita shifts from that cosmic vision of existence to the personal qualities that shape a person's inner life.

Looking ahead, the next chapter will explore the power of faith and conviction-how our beliefs shape the way we live and the results we achieve. But before we get there, Chapter 16 asks us to take a hard look at ourselves. It challenges us to recognize the seeds of both light and darkness within, and to consciously cultivate the qualities that lead to freedom, peace, and true strength.

𑌓𑌂 𑌶𑍍𑌰𑍀 𑌪𑌰𑌮𑌾𑌤𑍍𑌮𑌨𑍇 𑌨𑌮𑌃
𑌅𑌥 𑌷𑍋𑌡𑌶𑍋𑌽𑌧𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌯𑌃
𑌦𑍈𑌵𑌾𑌸𑍁𑌰𑌸𑌂𑌪𑌦𑍍𑌵𑌿𑌭𑌾𑌗𑌯𑍋𑌗𑌃

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
Salutations to the Supreme Self. Now begins the sixteenth chapter, called The Yoga of the Division between Divine and Demonic Qualities.

𑌶𑍍𑌰𑍀 𑌭𑌗𑌵𑌾𑌨𑍁𑌵𑌾𑌚
𑌅𑌭𑌯𑌂 𑌸𑌤𑍍𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌸𑌂𑌶𑍁𑌦𑍍𑌧𑌿𑌃 𑌜𑍍𑌞𑌾𑌨𑌯𑍋𑌗𑌵𑍍𑌯𑌵𑌸𑍍𑌥𑌿𑌤𑌿𑌃 ।
𑌦𑌾𑌨𑌂 𑌦𑌮𑌶𑍍𑌚 𑌯𑌜𑍍𑌞𑌶𑍍𑌚 𑌸𑍍𑌵𑌾𑌧𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌯𑌸𑍍𑌤𑌪 𑌆𑌰𑍍𑌜𑌵𑌮𑍍 ॥1॥

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
The Blessed Lord said: Fearlessness, purity of mind, dedication to knowledge and spiritual discipline, generosity, mastery over the senses, performing sacrifices, study of sacred texts, self-discipline, and sincerity-these are the qualities of the divine.

𑌅𑌹𑌿𑌂𑌸𑌾 𑌸𑌤𑍍𑌯𑌮𑌕𑍍𑌰𑍋𑌧𑌃 𑌤𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌗𑌃 𑌶𑌾𑌂𑌤𑌿𑌰𑌪𑍈𑌶𑍁𑌨𑌮𑍍 ।
𑌦𑌯𑌾 𑌭𑍂𑌤𑍇𑌷𑍍𑌵𑌲𑍋𑌲𑍁𑌪𑍍𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌂 𑌮𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌦𑌵𑌂 𑌹𑍍𑌰𑍀𑌰𑌚𑌾𑌪𑌲𑌮𑍍 ॥2॥

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
Non-violence, truthfulness, freedom from anger, renunciation, inner calm, refraining from slander, compassion for all beings, lack of greed, gentleness, modesty, and steadiness are qualities that define a person of divine nature.

𑌤𑍇𑌜𑌃 𑌕𑍍𑌷𑌮𑌾 𑌧𑍃𑌤𑌿𑌃 𑌶𑍌𑌚𑌮𑍍 𑌅𑌦𑍍𑌰𑍋𑌹𑍋 𑌨𑌾𑌤𑌿𑌮𑌾𑌨𑌿𑌤𑌾 ।
𑌭𑌵𑌂𑌤𑌿 𑌸𑌂𑌪𑌦𑌂 𑌦𑍈𑌵𑍀𑌮𑍍 𑌅𑌭𑌿𑌜𑌾𑌤𑌸𑍍𑌯 𑌭𑌾𑌰𑌤 ॥3॥

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
Vigor, forgiveness, determination, purity, freedom from malice, and humility-these qualities, Arjuna, are found in those born with a divine nature.

𑌦𑌂𑌭𑍋 𑌦𑌰𑍍𑌪𑍋𑌽𑌭𑌿𑌮𑌾𑌨𑌶𑍍𑌚 𑌕𑍍𑌰𑍋𑌧𑌃 𑌪𑌾𑌰𑍁𑌷𑍍𑌯𑌮𑍇𑌵 𑌚 ।
𑌅𑌜𑍍𑌞𑌾𑌨𑌂 𑌚𑌾𑌭𑌿𑌜𑌾𑌤𑌸𑍍𑌯 𑌪𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥 𑌸𑌂𑌪𑌦𑌮𑌾𑌸𑍁𑌰𑍀𑌮𑍍 ॥4॥

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
O Arjuna, hypocrisy, arrogance, self-importance, anger, harshness, and ignorance are the qualities found in those who are born with a demoniac nature.

𑌦𑍈𑌵𑍀 𑌸𑌂𑌪𑌦𑍍𑌵𑌿𑌮𑍋𑌕𑍍𑌷𑌾𑌯 𑌨𑌿𑌬𑌂𑌧𑌾𑌯𑌾𑌸𑍁𑌰𑍀 𑌮𑌤𑌾 ।
𑌮𑌾 𑌶𑍁𑌚𑌃 𑌸𑌂𑌪𑌦𑌂 𑌦𑍈𑌵𑍀𑌮𑍍 𑌅𑌭𑌿𑌜𑌾𑌤𑍋𑌽𑌸𑌿 𑌪𑌾𑌂𑌡𑌵 ॥5॥

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
The divine qualities lead toward liberation, while the demoniac ones are understood to result in bondage. Do not be troubled, Arjuna; you have been born with divine qualities.

𑌦𑍍𑌵𑍌 𑌭𑍂𑌤𑌸𑌰𑍍𑌗𑍌 𑌲𑍋𑌕𑍇𑌽𑌸𑍍𑌮𑌿𑌨𑍍 𑌦𑍈𑌵 𑌆𑌸𑍁𑌰 𑌏𑌵 𑌚 ।
𑌦𑍈𑌵𑍋 𑌵𑌿𑌸𑍍𑌤𑌰𑌶𑌃 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑍋𑌕𑍍𑌤𑌃 𑌆𑌸𑍁𑌰𑌂 𑌪𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥 𑌮𑍇 𑌶𑍃𑌣𑍁 ॥6॥

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
In this world, there are two kinds of beings: those with a divine nature and those with a demoniacal nature. The qualities of the divine have already been explained in detail. Now, Arjuna, listen as I describe the demoniacal qualities.

𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌵𑍃𑌤𑍍𑌤𑌿𑌂 𑌚 𑌨𑌿𑌵𑍃𑌤𑍍𑌤𑌿𑌂 𑌚 𑌜𑌨𑌾 𑌨 𑌵𑌿𑌦𑍁𑌰𑌾𑌸𑍁𑌰𑌾𑌃 ।
𑌨 𑌶𑍌𑌚𑌂 𑌨𑌾𑌪𑌿 𑌚𑌾𑌚𑌾𑌰𑌃 𑌨 𑌸𑌤𑍍𑌯𑌂 𑌤𑍇𑌷𑍁 𑌵𑌿𑌦𑍍𑌯𑌤𑍇 ॥𑍭॥

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
People of demonic nature do not understand what actions should be taken or avoided. In them, there is neither purity, nor proper conduct, nor truthfulness.

𑌅𑌸𑌤𑍍𑌯𑌮𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌤𑌿𑌷𑍍𑌠𑌂 𑌤𑍇 𑌜𑌗𑌦𑌾𑌹𑍁𑌰𑌨𑍀𑌶𑍍𑌵𑌰𑌮𑍍 ।
𑌅𑌪𑌰𑌸𑍍𑌪𑌰𑌸𑌂𑌭𑍂𑌤𑌂 𑌕𑌿𑌮𑌨𑍍𑌯𑌤𑍍𑌕𑌾𑌮𑌹𑍈𑌤𑍁𑌕𑌮𑍍 ॥𑍮॥

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
They claim that the universe is false, has no real foundation, and is without any divine ruler. They say it arises only from the union of opposites, driven by desire, and that there is no other cause behind it.

𑌏𑌤𑌾𑌂 𑌦𑍃𑌷𑍍𑌟𑌿𑌮𑌵𑌷𑍍𑌟𑌭𑍍𑌯 𑌨𑌷𑍍𑌟𑌾𑌤𑍍𑌮𑌾𑌨𑍋𑌽𑌲𑍍𑌪𑌬𑍁𑌦𑍍𑌧𑌯𑌃 ।
𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌭𑌵𑌂𑌤𑍍𑌯𑍁𑌗𑍍𑌰𑌕𑌰𑍍𑌮𑌾𑌣𑌃 𑌕𑍍𑌷𑌯𑌾𑌯 𑌜𑌗𑌤𑍋𑌽𑌹𑌿𑌤𑌾𑌃 ॥𑍯॥

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
Clinging to this belief, people whose true self is lost and whose understanding is shallow, act with harsh and destructive deeds. Such individuals, hostile to the world, arise to bring about its ruin.

𑌕𑌾𑌮𑌮𑌾𑌶𑍍𑌰𑌿𑌤𑍍𑌯 𑌦𑍁𑌷𑍍𑌪𑍂𑌰𑌂 𑌦𑌂𑌭𑌮𑌾𑌨𑌮𑌦𑌾𑌨𑍍𑌵𑌿𑌤𑌾𑌃 ।
𑌮𑍋𑌹𑌾𑌦𑍍𑌗𑍃𑌹𑍀𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌾𑌸𑌦𑍍𑌗𑍍𑌰𑌾𑌹𑌾𑌨𑍍 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌵𑌰𑍍𑌤𑌂𑌤𑍇𑌽𑌶𑍁𑌚𑌿𑌵𑍍𑌰𑌤𑌾𑌃 ॥10॥

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
Relying on endless desires, and filled with hypocrisy, pride, and arrogance, these people, confused by delusion, adopt false beliefs and act with impure intentions.

𑌚𑌿𑌂𑌤𑌾𑌮𑌪𑌰𑌿𑌮𑍇𑌯𑌾𑌂 𑌚 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌲𑌯𑌾𑌂𑌤𑌾𑌮𑍁𑌪𑌾𑌶𑍍𑌰𑌿𑌤𑌾𑌃 ।
𑌕𑌾𑌮𑍋𑌪𑌭𑍋𑌗𑌪𑌰𑌮𑌾𑌃 𑌏𑌤𑌾𑌵𑌦𑌿𑌤𑌿 𑌨𑌿𑌶𑍍𑌚𑌿𑌤𑌾𑌃 ॥11॥

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
They are consumed by endless worries that persist until death, believing that indulging in desires is life's highest purpose, and are certain that nothing more exists beyond this.

𑌆𑌶𑌾𑌪𑌾𑌶𑌶𑌤𑍈𑌰𑍍𑌬𑌦𑍍𑌧𑌾𑌃 𑌕𑌾𑌮𑌕𑍍𑌰𑍋𑌧𑌪𑌰𑌾𑌯𑌣𑌾𑌃 ।
𑌈𑌹𑌂𑌤𑍇 𑌕𑌾𑌮𑌭𑍋𑌗𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥𑌮𑍍 𑌅𑌨𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌯𑍇𑌨𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥𑌸𑌂𑌚𑌯𑌾𑌨𑍍 ॥12॥

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
Driven by countless hopes and desires, and fully absorbed in craving and anger, such people relentlessly pursue the accumulation of wealth through unjust means, all for the sake of enjoying sensual pleasures.

𑌇𑌦𑌮𑌦𑍍𑌯 𑌮𑌯𑌾 𑌲𑌬𑍍𑌧𑌮𑍍 𑌇𑌮𑌂 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌾𑌪𑍍𑌸𑍍𑌯𑍇 𑌮𑌨𑍋𑌰𑌥𑌮𑍍 ।
𑌇𑌦𑌮𑌸𑍍𑌤𑍀𑌦𑌮𑌪𑌿 𑌮𑍇 𑌭𑌵𑌿𑌷𑍍𑌯𑌤𑌿 𑌪𑍁𑌨𑌰𑍍𑌧𑌨𑌮𑍍 ॥13॥

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
Today I have gained this; soon I will achieve that other thing I desire. This is already mine, and more wealth will come to me again in the future.

𑌅𑌸𑍌 𑌮𑌯𑌾 𑌹𑌤𑌃 𑌶𑌤𑍃𑌃 𑌹𑌨𑌿𑌷𑍍𑌯𑍇 𑌚𑌾𑌪𑌰𑌾𑌨𑌪𑌿 ।
𑌈𑌶𑍍𑌵𑌰𑍋𑌽𑌹𑌮𑌹𑌂 𑌭𑍋𑌗𑍀 𑌸𑌿𑌦𑍍𑌧𑍋𑌽𑌹𑌂 𑌬𑌲𑌵𑌾𑌨𑍍𑌸𑍁𑌖𑍀 ॥14॥

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
That enemy has been defeated by me, and I will overcome others as well. I am the master, I am the one who enjoys, I am accomplished, powerful, and happy.

𑌆𑌢𑍍𑌯𑍋𑌽𑌭𑌿𑌜𑌨𑌵𑌾𑌨𑌸𑍍𑌮𑌿 𑌕𑍋𑌽𑌨𑍍𑌯𑍋𑌽𑌸𑍍𑌤𑌿 𑌸𑌦𑍃𑌶𑍋 𑌮𑌯𑌾 ।
𑌯𑌕𑍍𑌷𑍍𑌯𑍇 𑌦𑌾𑌸𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌮𑌿 𑌮𑍋𑌦𑌿𑌷𑍍𑌯𑍇 𑌇𑌤𑍍𑌯𑌜𑍍𑌞𑌾𑌨𑌵𑌿𑌮𑍋𑌹𑌿𑌤𑌾𑌃 ॥15॥

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
I am wealthy and well-born; who else is there like me? I will perform rituals, I will give gifts, I will enjoy life. Thinking in this way, they are confused by ignorance.

𑌅𑌨𑍇𑌕𑌚𑌿𑌤𑍍𑌤𑌵𑌿𑌭𑍍𑌰𑌾𑌂𑌤𑌾𑌃 𑌮𑍋𑌹𑌜𑌾𑌲𑌸𑌮𑌾𑌵𑍃𑌤𑌾𑌃 ।
𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌸𑌕𑍍𑌤𑌾𑌃 𑌕𑌾𑌮𑌭𑍋𑌗𑍇𑌷𑍁 𑌪𑌤𑌂𑌤𑌿 𑌨𑌰𑌕𑍇𑌽𑌶𑍁𑌚𑍌 ॥16॥

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
Confused by countless thoughts and caught in the web of delusion, those who are deeply attached to sensual pleasures end up falling into a state of impure suffering.

𑌆𑌤𑍍𑌮𑌸𑌂𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌿𑌤𑌾𑌃 𑌸𑍍𑌤𑌬𑍍𑌧𑌾𑌃 𑌧𑌨𑌮𑌾𑌨𑌮𑌦𑌾𑌨𑍍𑌵𑌿𑌤𑌾𑌃 ।
𑌯𑌜𑌂𑌤𑍇 𑌨𑌾𑌮𑌯𑌜𑍍𑌞𑍈𑌸𑍍𑌤𑍇 𑌦𑌂𑌭𑍇𑌨𑌾𑌵𑌿𑌧𑌿𑌪𑍂𑌰𑍍𑌵𑌕𑌮𑍍 ॥1𑍭॥

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
Self-important and stubborn, intoxicated by pride and wealth, these people perform rituals that are sacrifices in name only. Their actions are driven by show and hypocrisy, ignoring the proper guidelines set by tradition.

𑌅𑌹𑌂𑌕𑌾𑌰𑌂 𑌬𑌲𑌂 𑌦𑌰𑍍𑌪𑌂 𑌕𑌾𑌮𑌂 𑌕𑍍𑌰𑍋𑌧𑌂 𑌚 𑌸𑌂𑌶𑍍𑌰𑌿𑌤𑌾𑌃 ।
𑌮𑌾𑌮𑌾𑌤𑍍𑌮𑌪𑌰𑌦𑍇𑌹𑍇𑌷𑍁 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌦𑍍𑌵𑌿𑌷𑌂𑌤𑍋𑌽𑌭𑍍𑌯𑌸𑍂𑌯𑌕𑌾𑌃 ॥1𑍮॥

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
Relying on ego, strength, arrogance, desire, and anger, these malicious people become hateful towards Me, present within their own bodies and in those of others.

𑌤𑌾𑌨𑌹𑌂 𑌦𑍍𑌵𑌿𑌷𑌤𑌃 𑌕𑍍𑌰𑍂𑌰𑌾𑌨𑍍 𑌸𑌂𑌸𑌾𑌰𑍇𑌷𑍁 𑌨𑌰𑌾𑌧𑌮𑌾𑌨𑍍 ।
𑌕𑍍𑌷𑌿𑌪𑌾𑌮𑍍𑌯𑌜𑌸𑍍𑌰𑌮𑌶𑍁𑌭𑌾𑌨𑍍 𑌆𑌸𑍁𑌰𑍀𑌷𑍍𑌵𑍇𑌵 𑌯𑍋𑌨𑌿𑌷𑍁 ॥1𑍯॥

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
Those who are hateful, cruel, and the lowest among humans, I continually cast into the cycles of worldly existence, placing them in demonic births, so they remain in inauspicious conditions.

𑌆𑌸𑍁𑌰𑍀𑌂 𑌯𑍋𑌨𑌿𑌮𑌾𑌪𑌨𑍍𑌨𑌾𑌃 𑌮𑍂𑌢𑌾 𑌜𑌨𑍍𑌮𑌨𑌿 𑌜𑌨𑍍𑌮𑌨𑌿 ।
𑌮𑌾𑌮𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌾𑌪𑍍𑌯𑍈𑌵 𑌕𑍌𑌂𑌤𑍇𑌯 𑌤𑌤𑍋 𑌯𑌾𑌂𑌤𑍍𑌯𑌧𑌮𑌾𑌂 𑌗𑌤𑌿𑌮𑍍 ॥20॥

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
Those who are deluded, repeatedly taking birth in demoniac wombs, never come to Me, Arjuna. Instead, they continue to fall into even lower states of existence.

𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌿𑌵𑌿𑌧𑌂 𑌨𑌰𑌕𑌸𑍍𑌯𑍇𑌦𑌂 𑌦𑍍𑌵𑌾𑌰𑌂 𑌨𑌾𑌶𑌨𑌮𑌾𑌤𑍍𑌮𑌨𑌃 ।
𑌕𑌾𑌮𑌃 𑌕𑍍𑌰𑍋𑌧𑌸𑍍𑌤𑌥𑌾 𑌲𑍋𑌭𑌃 𑌤𑌸𑍍𑌮𑌾𑌦𑍇𑌤𑌤𑍍𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌯𑌂 𑌤𑍍𑌯𑌜𑍇𑌤𑍍 ॥21॥

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
There are three gateways leading to ruin: desire, anger, and greed. These destroy a person's well-being, so one should let go of all three.

𑌏𑌤𑍈𑌰𑍍𑌵𑌿𑌮𑍁𑌕𑍍𑌤𑌃 𑌕𑍌𑌂𑌤𑍇𑌯 𑌤𑌮𑍋𑌦𑍍𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍈𑌸𑍍𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌿𑌭𑌿𑌰𑍍𑌨𑌰𑌃 ।
𑌆𑌚𑌰𑌤𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌤𑍍𑌮𑌨𑌃 𑌶𑍍𑌰𑍇𑌯𑌃 𑌤𑌤𑍋 𑌯𑌾𑌤𑌿 𑌪𑌰𑌾𑌂 𑌗𑌤𑌿𑌮𑍍 ॥22॥

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
O Arjuna, a person who is freed from these three gates leading to darkness acts for the true benefit of the self, and by doing so, attains the highest goal.

𑌯𑌃 𑌶𑌾𑌸𑍍𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌵𑌿𑌧𑌿𑌮𑍁𑌤𑍍𑌸𑍃𑌜𑍍𑌯 𑌵𑌰𑍍𑌤𑌤𑍇 𑌕𑌾𑌮𑌕𑌾𑌰𑌤𑌃 ।
𑌨 𑌸 𑌸𑌿𑌦𑍍𑌧𑌿𑌮𑌵𑌾𑌪𑍍𑌨𑍋𑌤𑌿 𑌨 𑌸𑍁𑌖𑌂 𑌨 𑌪𑌰𑌾𑌂 𑌗𑌤𑌿𑌮𑍍 ॥23॥

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
Whoever ignores the guidance of the scriptures and acts solely according to their own desires does not achieve perfection, nor true happiness, nor the highest spiritual goal.

𑌤𑌸𑍍𑌮𑌾𑌚𑍍𑌛𑌾𑌸𑍍𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌂 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌮𑌾𑌣𑌂 𑌤𑍇 𑌕𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌕𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌯𑌵𑍍𑌯𑌵𑌸𑍍𑌥𑌿𑌤𑍌 ।
𑌜𑍍𑌞𑌾𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌾 𑌶𑌾𑌸𑍍𑌤𑍍𑌰𑌵𑌿𑌧𑌾𑌨𑍋𑌕𑍍𑌤𑌂 𑌕𑌰𑍍𑌮 𑌕𑌰𑍍𑌤𑍁𑌮𑌿𑌹𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌹𑌸𑌿 ॥24॥

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
Therefore, let scripture be your guide in deciding what should and should not be done. After understanding what the scriptural rules prescribe, you should act accordingly in this world.

॥ 𑌓𑌂 𑌤𑌤𑍍𑌸𑌦𑌿𑌤𑌿 𑌶𑍍𑌰𑍀𑌮𑌦𑍍𑌭𑌗𑌵𑌦𑍍𑌗𑍀𑌤𑌾𑌸𑍁 𑌉𑌪𑌨𑌿𑌷𑌤𑍍𑌸𑍁 𑌬𑍍𑌰𑌹𑍍𑌮𑌵𑌿𑌦𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌯𑌾𑌂
𑌯𑍋𑌗𑌶𑌾𑌸𑍍𑌤𑍍𑌰𑍇 𑌶𑍍𑌰𑍀𑌕𑍃𑌷𑍍𑌣𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌜𑍁𑌨𑌸𑌂𑌵𑌾𑌦𑍇 𑌦𑍈𑌵𑌾𑌸𑍁𑌰𑌸𑌂𑌪𑌦𑍍𑌵𑌿𑌭𑌾𑌗𑌯𑍋𑌗𑍋 𑌨𑌾𑌮 𑌷𑍋𑌡𑌶𑍋𑌽𑌧𑍍𑌯𑌾𑌯𑌃 ॥

Translation (𑌭𑌾𑌵𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌥):
Thus ends the sixteenth chapter, called The Yoga of the Division between Divine and Demonic Qualities, from the dialogue between Sri Krishna and Arjuna, in the Upanishad-like scripture of the glorious Bhagavad Gita, which teaches the knowledge of Brahman and the science of yoga.

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