Bhagavad Gita 16.5

daivī sampad vimokṣāya

nibandhāyāsurī matā

mā śucaḥ sampadaṁ daivīm

abhijāto ’si pāṇḍava

 

Divine traits lead the soul to release,

Demonic bind and shatter peace;

Grieve not—you are born divine,

O son of Pāṇḍu, your path will shine.

 

My dear Lord, everything in this world is a mixed bag. And so is my own nature, or more specifically, the conditioned nature of the body-mind machine that is presently both my vessel and my vehicle.

O omnipotent Lord, within this nature that I have inherited based on the karma of my previous life, bless me to tap its positives. Whatever virtues I have, whatever prompts me to act kindly, wisely and spiritually, empower me to notice and nurture them. May I use them in a mood of service to you and make a small yet significant positive difference in the world around me. Ultimately, let my virtues draw me closer to you, the source and shelter of all virtues.

O supremely pure Lord, whatever is of the lower nature within me, help me to never think that it defines me; let that dis-identification prompt me to free myself from them. Whatever makes me short-sighted, selfish, and sensually fixated, grant me the intelligence to say no to their dark propositions calmly, clearly, and consistently—until they leave my heart.

O all-attractive Lord, most importantly, bless me so that I may wholeheartedly invoke your divine dominion in my heart, so that your potent presence may lead all that is divine within me to flourish and all that is demoniac to perish.

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16.05 The transcendental qualities are conducive to liberation, whereas the demoniac qualities make for bondage. Do not worry, O son of Pāṇḍu, for you are born with the divine qualities.