श्रीमद् भगवद्गीता

मूल श्लोकः

ētairvimuktaḥ kauntēya tamōdvāraistribhirnaraḥ.

ācaratyātmanaḥ śrēyastatō yāti parāṅ gatim৷৷16.22৷৷

English Translation By Swami Adidevananda

16.22 One who has been released from these threefold gates of darkness, O Arjuna, works for the good of the self. Hence he reaches the supreme state.

English Translation of Ramanuja's Sanskrit Commentary By Swami Adidevananda

16.22 One who has been 'released from these three' - from desire, wrath and greed which constitute the gates of darkness causing erroneous knowledge of Myself -, he works for the good of the self. Gaining knowledge of Myself, he endevaours to be inclined towards Me. From there, he attains the supreme goal, which is Myself. Sri Krsna now teaches that the main cause of this Kind of degeneration is lack of reverence for the Sastras: