एतैर्विमुक्तः कौन्तेय तमोद्वारैस्त्रिभिर्नरः | आचरत्यात्मनः श्रेयस्ततो याति परां गतिम् ||१६-२२||
etairvimuktaḥ kaunteya tamodvāraistribhirnaraḥ . ācaratyātmanaḥ śreyastato yāti parāṃ gatim ||16-22||
Chapter 16 · Verse 22
Daiva Sampad Vibhaga Yoga
दैवीसम्पद्विभागयोग
In plain words
When these gates to hell are abandoned the path to salvation is made clear for the aspirant. He gets the company of sages which leads to liberation. He gets spiritual instructions and practises them.
Translation
16.22 One who has been released from these threefold gates of darkness, O Arjuna, works for the good of the self. Hence he reaches the supreme state.
Meaning
When these gates to hell are abandoned the path to salvation is made clear for the aspirant. He gets the company of sages which leads to liberation. He gets spiritual instructions and practises them. He hears the scriptures reflects meditates and attains Selfrealisation. Tamodvara Gate to darkness leading to hell which is full of pain and delusion.
Word by word
एतैः from these विमुक्तः liberated कौन्तेय O Kaunteya तमोद्वारैः gates to darkness त्रिभिः (by) three नरः the man आचरति practises आत्मनः for him श्रेयः what is good ततः and then याति goes to पराम् the Supreme गतिम् Goal.