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एतैर्विमुक्तः कौन्तेय तमोद्वारैस्त्रिभिर्नरः।

आचरत्यात्मनः श्रेयस्ततो याति परां गतिम्।।16.22।।

English Commentary By Swami Sivananda

16.22 एतैः from these, विमुक्तः liberated, कौन्तेय O Kaunteya, तमोद्वारैः gates to darkness, त्रिभिः (by) three, नरः the man, आचरति practises, आत्मनः for him, श्रेयः what is good, ततः and then, याति goes to, पराम् the Supreme, गतिम् Goal.

Commentary:
When these gates to hell are abandoned, the path to salvation is made clear for the aspirant. He gets the company of sages, which leads to liberation. He gets spiritual instructions and practises them. He hears the scriptures, reflects, meditates and attains Selfrealisation.Tamodvara Gate to darkness leading to hell which is full of pain and delusion.

Sanskrit Commentary By Sri Shankaracharya

।।16.22।। --,एतैः विमुक्तः कौन्तेय तमोद्वारैः तमसः नरकस्य दुःखमोहात्मकस्य द्वाराणि कामादयः तैः? एतैः त्रिभिः विमुक्तः नरः आचरति अनुतिष्ठति। किम् आत्मनः श्रेयः। यत्प्रतिबद्धः पूर्वं न आचचार? तदपगमात् आचरति। ततः तदाचरणात् याति परां गतिं मोक्षमपि इति।।सर्वस्य एतस्य आसुरीसंपत्परिवर्जनस्य श्रेयआचरणस्य च शास्त्रं कारणम्। शास्त्रप्रमाणात् उभयं शक्यं कर्तुम्? न अन्यथा। अतः --,

English Translation By Swami Sivananda

16.22 A man who is liberated from these three gates to darkness, O Arjuna, practises what is good for him and thus goes to the Supreme Goal.

English Translation Of Sri Shankaracharya's Sanskrit Commentary By Swami Gambirananda

16.22 O son of Kunti, narah, a person; who is vimuktah, free; etaih, from these; tribhih, three; tamo-dvaraih, doors to darkness, i.e., passion etc. which are doors to the darkness of hell consisting of sorrow and delusion; freed from three three which are such, acarati, strives for;-for what?-sreyah, the good; atmanah, of the soul: darred by which (doors) he could not strive earlier, and on the dispelling of which he strives. Tatah, thery, as a result of that striving; yati, he attains; the param, suprme; gatim, Goal, i.e. Liberation, as well. [Not only does he attain Liberation by renouncing the demoniacal alities, but he also secures happiness in this world.] The scripture is instrumental in this complete renunciation of the demoniacal alities and striving for what is good. Both can be undertaken on the authority of the scriptures, not otherwise. Hence,