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Bhagavad Gita Chapter 16, Verse 21 (16.21) means: There are three gates to this misery, destroyers of the self: craving, anger, and greed. So let go of these three.
त्रिविधं नरकस्येदं द्वारं नाशनमात्मनः।कामः क्रोधस्तथा लोभस्तस्मादेतत्त्रयं त्यजेत्।।16.21।।
tri-vidhaṁ narakasyedaṁ dvāraṁ nāśhanam ātmanaḥ kāmaḥ krodhas tathā lobhas tasmād etat trayaṁ tyajet
There are three gates to this misery, destroyers of the self: craving, anger, and greed. So let go of these three.
इस दुःख के तीन द्वार हैं, आत्मा के विनाशक: काम, क्रोध और लोभ। इसलिए इन तीनों को छोड़ दो।
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It is verse 21 of Chapter 16 of the Bhagavad Gita, which has 24 verses in total.
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