Book Title: Shrimad Bhagavad Gita
Author(s): T U Mehta
Publisher: Sastu Sahitya Mudranalaya Trust Ahmedabad

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________________ 424 अध्याय-१८ -*- EIGHTEEN is delusive at Self."- 39 न तदस्ति पृथिव्यां वा दिवि देवेषु वा पुनः । सत्त्वं प्रकृतिजैर्मुक्तं यदेभिः स्यात्त्रिभिर्गुणैः ॥ ४० ॥ " Thus there is no being either on earth or even in Heaven among gods that can be free from these three gunas of Prakriti."- 40 ब्राहाणक्षत्रियविशां शूद्राणां च परन्तप । कर्माणि प्रविभक्तानि स्वभावप्रभवैर्गुणैः ॥ ४१ ॥ " Oh Paramtapa, duties of Brahmanas, Kshatriyas, Vaishyas and Shudras are distributed in accordance with their innate qualifications." - 41 शमो दमस्तपः शौचं क्षान्तिरार्जवमेव च । ज्ञानं विज्ञानमास्तिक्यं ब्रहाकर्म स्वभावजम् ॥ ४२ ॥ " Bhramins natural duties are serenity, self restraint, uprightness, discriminating knowledge faith in God and duties are expected of a Bhramin" - 42 शौर्य तेजो धृतिर्दाक्ष्यं युद्धे चाप्यपलायनम् । दानमश्वरमभावश्च क्षात्रं कर्म स्वभावजम् ॥ ४३ ॥ " Natural duties of a Kshatriya are valour, spiritedness, firmness, dexterity not Jain Education International For Private & Personal Use Only www.jainelibrary.org

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