abhayam sattva-samsuddhir

jnana-yoga-vyavasthitih

danam damas ca yajnas ca

svadhyayas tapa arjavam

ahimsa satyam akrodhas

tyagah santir apaisunam

daya bhutesv aloluptvam

mardavam hrir acapalam

tejah ksama dhrtih saucam

adroho nati-manita

bhavanti sampadam daivim

abhijatasya bharata

śrī bhagavān uvāca—the Supreme Personality of Godhead said; abhayam—fearlessness; sattva-saṁśuddhiḥ—purification of one’s existence; jñāna—knowledge; yoga—of linking up; vyavasthitiḥ—the situation; dānam—charity; damaḥ ca—and controlling the mind; yajñaḥ ca—and performance of sacrifice; svādhyāyaḥ—study of Vedic literature; tapaḥ—austerity; ārjavam—simplicity; ahiṁsā—nonviolence; satyam—truthfulness; akrodhaḥ—freedom from anger; tyāgaḥ—renunciation; śāntiḥ—tranquility; apaiśunam—aversion to faultfinding; dayā—mercy; bhūteṣu—towards all living entities; aloluptvam—freedom from greed; mārdavam—gentleness; hrīḥ—modesty; acāpalam—determination; tejaḥ—vigor ; kṣamā—forgiveness; dhṛtiḥ—fortitude; śaucam—cleanliness; adrohaḥ—freedom from envy; na—not; atimānitā—expectation of honor; bhavanti—become; sampadam—qualities; daivīm—transcendental; abhijātasya—one who is born of; bhārata—O son of Bharata.

The Blessed Lord said: Fearlessness, purification of one’s existence, cultivation of spiritual knowledge, charity, self-control, performance of sacrifice, study of the Vedas, austerity and simplicity; nonviolence, truthfulness, freedom from anger; renunciation, tranquility, aversion to faultfinding, compassion and freedom from covetousness; gentleness, modesty and steady determination; vigor, forgiveness, fortitude, cleanliness, freedom from envy and the passion for honor-these transcendental qualities, O son of Bharata, belong to godly men endowed with divine nature.