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Ahirnsă in Gītā: Srimad Bhāgavad Gītā is a part of Mahābhārat. Invocation of Arjun by Lord Krsņa during the battle of Kurukshetra is contained in Gītā.
Abhayam sattvasamśuddhirnānayogavyavasthitiņ Dānam damsca yajñaśca svādhyāyastapa ārjavam
Ahiṁsā satyamkrodhastyāgaḥ śāntirapaisunam Dayā bhutesvaloluptvaṁ mārdavaṁ hiracāpalam
Tejah kshamā ghrtih saucamdroho nātimānitā Bhavinta sampadam daivimabhijātasya bhārat.
Gītā 16/1-3
1. Complete annihilation of fear. 2. Purity of the heart. 3. Persistent meditation to acquire metaphysical knowledge. 4. Charity without expectation. 5. Self restraint. 6. Devotional ritual/ Yajña. 7. Penance. 8. Simplicity and straight-forwardness of the heart. 9. Not to cause pain anyone by activities of mind, body and speech. 10. Speak the sweet and as it is truth. 11. Not to get angry on your enemy. 12. Giving up pride. 13. Annihilation of the wandering nature of the mind. 14. Not to speak foul of others. 15. Compassion towards all living being without any expectation. 16. To exercise restraint when presented with sensual pleasure. 17. To feel ashamed in the conduct not as per the tradition or the holy texts. 18. Softness.
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