Bhagavad Gita · Daivasura Sampad Vibhaga YogaChapter 16, Shloka 5 (16.5)
Original Sanskrit · श्रीभगवान्
दैवी सम्पद् विमोक्षाय निबन्धायाऽऽसुरी मता
मा शुचः सम्पदं दैवीमभिजातोऽसि पाण्डव
॥ 16.5 ॥
daivī sampad vimokṣāya nibandhāyā''surī matā
mā śucaḥ sampadaṃ daivīmabhijāto'si pāṇḍava
Translation
"The divine wealth is held to lead to liberation, and the demonic to bondage. Do not grieve, O Pandava — you are born with the divine wealth."
Interpretation
Shankaracharya. kim aham āsurasampadyuktaḥ kiṃ vā daivasampadyuktaḥ — sensing the question in Arjuna's mind; bhāvikalyāṇaḥ tvam asi.
Ramanujacharya. svaprakṛtyanirdhāraṇād atibhītāya arjunāya — to Arjuna, badly frightened because he could not determine his own nature; dhārmikāgresarasya hi pāṇḍoḥ tanayaḥ tvam.
Shridhara Swami. etac chrutvā kim aham atrādhikārī na veti saṃdehavyākulacittam arjunam āśvāsayati — hearing this, Arjuna is troubled by the doubt "am I fit for this or not?" — and he is reassured.
Madhusudana Saraswati. The divine wealth = phalābhisandhirahitā kriyā — action done without craving for its fruit; that which sattvaśuddhibhagavadbhaktir jñānayogasthitiparyantā — leads to purity of mind, devotion and on to knowledge; the demonic = śāstraniṣiddhā phalābhisandhipūrvā sāhaṃkārā action. (The mention of yasya varṇasya yasyāśramasya in the commentary reflects the context of his age.)
AI-assisted draft translation — under review.