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The Blessed Lord said Fearlessness, purity of heart, steadfastness in knowledge and Yoga, almsgiving, control of the senses, sacrifice, study of scriptures, austerity and straightforwardness.

The Lord said: Fearlessness, purity of heart, steadfastness in knowledge and yoga, giving, self-restraint, sacrifice, study of scripture, austerity and uprightness;

Krishna opens a new theme: two contrasting sets of character, which he calls the divine and the demonic endowments (sampad). The list of divine qualities begins here and runs across three verses. It starts with fearlessness and purity of heart, then names steadiness in knowledge and yoga, along with traditional disciplines such as giving (dāna), restraint, sacrifice (yajña), study of scripture, austerity (tapas) and straightforwardness. Placing fearlessness first is striking in a dialogue that began with Arjuna's fear. The list sketches the kind of person who can follow the path the previous chapter described.