DAIVA SAMPAT – PART 4
In my last three articles I explained about some of the daiva sampat as described in chapter sixteen of Bhagvad Gita. In this article, I would like to explain some more.
1. Hrih
Hrih can be said as modesty. It is the shame felt by a person when he involves in some adharmic act or any action done in contrary to the rules of the Vedas or the norms of the society. A well-disciplined person by mistake if he does any action against the law of the land then he will feel bad or repent for his actions. He will immediately search ways to correct the mistake done by him.
2. Achapalam
Avoidance of useless action is Achapalam. Some people have the habit of shaking the legs or hands when they sit or talk to someone else; some people will go on speaking unnecessarily, boring the listener; some people do unnecessary movement while they listen to someone or while they take rest – the avoidance of such actions is called achapalam. All these unnecessary movement and loose talk indicate the uncontrolled mind. If the mind has less thoughts, then all these movements will automatically stop.
3. Tejas
Tejas indicates clear thoughts, divine nature, vigour, energy and brilliance. The brightness of the mind and intellect is reflected in the body, face and skin of that person. A person who has dominant sattva guna will have tejas. A person who progresses in the spiritual path will have lustre and tejas. A person who has tejas will easily overcome tamasic nature.
4. Kshama
He who is endowed with this virtue does not exhibit anger even when he is insulted, rebuked or assaulted physically, though he is strong enough to take vengeance. He is unaffected by the insult or injury. He always identifies with the Atma and so whatever done to his physical body is external to him. In these people sattva guna will be predominant and they just ignore or do not care for the physical or verbal insult. They just consider the person who insult them as ignorant and forgive them. They are considered to be mentally very strong people.
5. Dhriti
The sage absorbs within himself all calamities. He is steadfast even when he is in very adverse and trying conditions. Dhriti is a particular sattvic vritti or state of mind which removes depression or exhaustion of the body when one is going through a low phase. A person who has this divine attribute never gets disheartened, even when he is under severe trials and difficulties or turbulations.
6. Saucham
Saucham is purity. There are two types of purity; external purity and internal purity. External purity is cleansing the body. Internal purity is cleansing the mind and intellect from all its impurities like lust, anger, greed, pride, jealousy, hypocrisy and imparting good qualities to the mind by practising celibacy, forgiveness, friendliness, charity, humility, nobility, love and compassion etc.
7. Adroha
Absence of hatred or absence of desire to injure others is adroha. This feeling will come only when we see others not different from us. It is a great daiva sampat.
8. Na-atimanita
Atimanita is great pride. A proud man thinks that he is superior to others and that he is worthy of being honoured by others. Na-atimanita is the opposite of this quality.
These are the daiva sampat said by Bhagavan krishna in the Bhagavad Gita.
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