Bhagavad Gita · Daivasura Sampad Vibhaga YogaChapter 16, Shloka 22 (16.22)
Original Sanskrit · श्रीभगवान्
एतैर्विमुक्तः कौन्तेय तमोद्वारैस्त्रिभिर्नरः
आचरत्यात्मनः श्रेयस्ततो याति परां गतिम्
॥ 16.22 ॥
etairvimuktaḥ kaunteya tamodvāraistribhirnaraḥ
ācaratyātmanaḥ śreyastato yāti parāṃ gatim
Translation
"O Kaunteya, a person freed from these three gates of darkness does what is good for himself, and then goes to the supreme goal."
Interpretation
Shankaracharya. yatpratibaddhaḥ pūrvaṃ na ācacāra tadapagamāt ācarati — what he could not do before because of the obstruction, he does once it is removed; śāstraprāmāṇāt ubhayaṃ śakyaṃ kartum — on the authority of scripture both are possible.
Ramanujacharya. labdhamadviṣayajñāno madānukūlye pravartate — having gained knowledge about me, he acts in harmony with me.
Shridhara Swami. ātmanaḥ śreyaḥsādhanaṃ tapoyogādi karmācarati tataś ca mokṣaṃ prāpnoti.
Madhusudana Saraswati. A before-and-after picture: pūrvaṃ hi kāmādipratibaddhaḥ śreyo nācarati … aśreyo nācarati śreyaś cācarati — before, bound by desire and the rest, he did not do what was good; now, freed from those obstructions, he does not do what is harmful but does what is good; and aihikaṃ sukham anubhūya — having also enjoyed happiness in this world, then liberation.
AI-assisted draft translation — under review.