Bhagavad Gita 16.1
श्रीभगवानुवाच अभयं सत्त्वसंशुद्धिर्ज्ञानयोगव्यवस्थितिः । दानं दमश्च यज्ञश्च स्वाध्यायस्तप आर्जवम् ॥
śrī-bhagavān uvāca abhayaṁ sattva-saṁśuddhir jñāna-yoga-vyavasthitiḥ dānaṁ damaś ca yajñaś ca svādhyāyas tapa ārjavam
Translation
The Blessed Lord said: Fearlessness, purity of heart, steadiness in the yoga of knowledge, almsgiving, self-restraint, sacrifice, study of scripture, austerity, straightforwardness;
Reflection
Which of the daivi qualities feels closest to ground for you today, and why?
Read this verse in its chapter: Chapter Sixteen
Krishna opens the roster of daiva sampad with abhayam first. Fearlessness names ground. Without it sadhana shakes at every gust. Sattva-samshuddhi follows: cleared inner space so reflection holds. Jnana-yoga-vyavasthiti is settledness in the wisdom-path, not occasional study. Dana is open hand. Damah is sense-rein. Yajna is offering loop. Svadhyaya is recitation and self-reading at once. Tapas is heat held without leaking complaint. Arjavam is straight line between thought, word, deed. Roster opens not with peak states but daily-grade postures any seeker can begin tonight. Each entry is checkable. Each entry is repeatable. Verse one sets tone: divine endowment is not mood, it is ordered practice.