Bhagavad Gita Chapter 16 Verse 21 भगवद् गीता अध्याय 16 श्लोक 21 त्रिविधं नरकस्येदं द्वारं नाशनमात्मनः। कामः क्रोधस्तथा लोभस्तस्मादेतत्त्रयं त्यजेत्।।16.21।। English Translation - Swami Gambirananda 16.21 This door of hell, which is the destroyer of the soul, is of three kinds-passion, anger and also greed. Therefore one should forsake these three. English Translation - Swami Sivananda 16.21 Triple is the gate of this hell, destructive of the self lust, anger and greed; therefore one should abandon these three. English Translation - Dr. S. Sankaranarayan 16.21. To the hell, three-fold is the gate that ruins the Self : [They are] desire, anger as well as greed. Hence one should avoid these three. Transliteration Bhagavad Gita 16.21Trividham narakasyedam dwaaram naashanamaatmanah; Kaamah krodhastathaa lobhas tasmaadetat trayam tyajet. Word Meanings Bhagavad Gita 16.21tri-vidham—three types of; narakasya—to the hell; idam—this; dvāram—gates; nāśhanam—destruction; ātmanaḥ—self; kāmaḥ—lust; krodhaḥ—anger; tathā—and; lobhaḥ—greed; tasmāt—therefore; etat—these; trayam—three; tyajet—should abandon