Bhagavad Gīta Bhāshya and Tātparya
B.G 18.42
शमो दमस्तपः शौचं क्षान्तिरार्जवमेव च। ज्ञानं विज्ञानमास्तिक्यं ब्रह्मकर्म स्वभावजम् ॥४२॥
śamo damastapaḥ śaucaṃ kṣāntirārjavameva ca। jñānaṃ vijñānamāstikyaṃ brahmakarma svabhāvajam ॥42॥
[शमः (śamaḥ) - calmness; दमः (damaḥ) - self-control; तपः (tapaḥ) - austerity; शौचम् (śaucam) - purity; क्षान्तिः (kṣāntiḥ) - forgiveness; आर्जवम् (ārjavam) - honesty; एव (eva) - indeed; च (ca) - and; ज्ञानम् (jñānam) - knowledge; विज्ञानम् (vijñānam) - wisdom; आस्तिक्यम् (āstikyam) - faith; ब्रह्मकर्म (brahmakarma) - duties of a Brahmin; स्वभावजम् (svabhāvajam) - born of one's own nature;]
Calmness, self-control, austerity, purity, forgiveness, honesty, knowledge, wisdom, and faith are the duties of a Brahmin, born of one's own nature (svabhāva).

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बहुचित्रजगद्बहुधाकरणात् परशक्तिरनन्तगुणः परमः ।
सुखरूपममुष्य पदं परमं स्मरतस्तु भविष्यति तत्सततम् ॥
"The one who has created this variegated vast universe with varied forms has infinite power and is of infinite auspicious qualities. He certainly bestows the highest state of bliss to those who meditate on his ever happy essence." -Dwādasha stōtra 4.3

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