B.G 16.01, 02 and 03

The Auspicious Lord said:

O Bharata, Fearlessness, purity of mind, complete purification, knowledge, steadiness in yoga, charity, self-control, sacrifice, self-study, austerity, uprightness, non-violence, truth, absence of anger, renunciation, peace, non-slander, compassion towards beings, absence of greed, gentleness, modesty, absence of fickleness, brilliance, forgiveness, fortitude, purity, non-malice, and humility are the divine qualities of those who are born with a divine nature.

Gīta Bhāshya 16.01, 02 and 03

This chapter elaborates on the means and those that are opposed to the means for attainment of man's aim.
'tapa' i.e. austerities, practices beginning with celibacy; 'paiśunaṃ' i.e. slander, speech recounting the faults of others spoken with the malicious intention of causing harm; 'laulyaṁ' i.e. fickleness, conveys attachment; 'acāpalaṁ' i.e. non-fickle state, implies firmness; 'kṣamā' i.e. forgiveness, achieved by giving up anger and not retaliating against the wrong-doer.

This chapter elaborates on the means and those that are opposed to the means for attainment of man's aim.

The word 'tapa' i.e. austerity implies practices such as celibacy and others.

"The 'tapa' is austerities begins with celibacy."

- it is declared thus.

The word 'paiśunam' i.e. slander, implies narrating the faults of kings and others with the intent to cause harm.

"The word 'paiśunaṃ' is the speech recounting the faults of others spoken with the malicious intention of causing harm. The arrogance of rulers is often due to their intoxication and fear, leading to a lack of vision."

- it is declared thus.

The word 'laulyaṁ', i.e. fickleness, is used to convey attachment.

"Attachment, fickleness, and affection are interconnected emotions."

- it is declared thus.

The word 'acāpalaṁ' means firmness.

"'capalaḥ' i.e. fickle, 'cañcalaḥ' i.e. unsteady, conveys an unstable state."

- it is declared thus.

The quality of 'kṣamā' i.e. forgiveness, is achieved by giving up anger and not retaliating against the wrong-doer.

"He who is free from anger and forgives even the faults of his enemies is called 'kṣamāvān' i.e. a forgiving person."

- it is declared thus.