In these two verses, Lord Krishna continues to confirm his Supreme Lordship and absolute dominion over all that exists in creation. Here, he mentions twenty emotions that manifest in a variety of degrees and combinations in different people to form the individual fabric of human nature. He declares that the various moods, temperaments, and dispositions of humankind all emanate from him.
Buddhi
is the ability to analyze things in their proper perspective.
Jñānam
is the ability to discriminate spiritual from material.
Asammoham
is the absence of confusion.
Kṣhamā
is the ability to forgive those who have harmed us.
Satyam
is the veracity to declare the truth for the benefit of all.
Dam
means restraining the senses from the sense objects.
Śham
is restraint and control of the mind.
Sukham
is the emotion of joy and delight.
Duḥkham
is the emotion of sorrow and affliction.
Bhavaḥ
is the perception of one’s existence “I am.”
Abhāvaḥ
is the experience of death.
Bhaya
is the fear of oncoming difficulties.
Abhaya
is freedom from fear.
Ahinsā
is abstinence from harming any being through word, deed, or thought.
Samatā
is equanimity in good and bad situations.
Tuṣhṭi
is feeling content in whatever comes by ones karma.
Tapa
is voluntary austerities for spiritual benefit, in accordance with the Vedas.
Dān
is giving in charity to one who is worthy.
Yaśh
is fame arising from possessing good qualities.
Ayaśh
is infamy for possessing bad qualities.
Shree Krishna states that all these qualities manifest in individuals to the extent sanctioned by him alone. Hence, he is the source of all good and bad natures in living beings. This can be likened to the electric power supplied by the power house being used by various gadgets. The same electric power passing through different gadgets creates different effects. It creates sound in one, light in the other, and heat in the third. Although the manifestations are different, their source is the same electric supply from the powerhouse. Similarly, the energy of God manifests in us positively or negatively according to our
puruṣhārth
(the actions we perform by exercising our freedom of choice) in the present and past lives.