tri-vidham

त्रिविधं नरकस्येदं द्वारं नाशनमात्मनः

tri-vidham — three types of

Desire, anger and greed — these are the three gates to what destroys the self. Give them up.

त्रिविधा भवति श्रद्धा देहिनां सा स्वभावजा

tri-vidhā — of three kinds

The faith of the embodied is of three kinds, arising from their own nature: of clarity, of restlessness and of inertia. Hear of them.

आहारस्त्वपि सर्वस्य त्रिविधो भवति प्रियः

tri-vidhaḥ — of three kinds

Even the food each person likes is of three kinds — and so are offering, austerity and giving. Hear how they differ.

श्रद्धया परया तप्तं तपस्तत्ित्रविधं नरैः

tri-vidham — three-fold

This threefold austerity, practised with the highest faith by those who seek no fruit and are steady, is said to be of clarity.

तत्सदिति निर्देशो ब्रह्मणस्त्रिविधः स्मृतः

tri-vidhaḥ — of three kinds

Om, Tat, Sat — this is held to be the threefold naming of Brahman. By it the priests, the Vedas and the offerings were established of old.

निश्चयं श्रृणु मे तत्र त्यागे भरतसत्तम

tri-vidhaḥ — of three kinds

Hear my conclusion about letting go, best of the Bharatas.

अनिष्टमिष्टं मिश्रं च त्रिविधं कर्मणः फलम्

tri-vidham — three-fold

For those who do not let go, the fruit of action is threefold — unwelcome, welcome and mixed. For those who renounce, there is none.

ज्ञानं ज्ञेयं परिज्ञाता त्रिविधा कर्मचोदना

tri-vidhā — three factors

Knowledge, the object of knowledge and the knower are the three that prompt action; the instrument, the act and the doer are its three components.

सुखं त्विदानीं त्रिविधं श्रृणु मे भरतर्षभ

tri-vidham — of three kinds

Now hear from me of the three kinds of happiness, best of the Bharatas.