Bhagavad Gita · Chapter 16
The Yoga of Divine and Demoniac Natures
24 verses · Krishna distinguishes between divine qualities (fearlessness, truthfulness, compassion) and demoniac ones (arrogance, hypocrisy, cruelty).
Chapter 16
दैवासुरसम्पद्विभागयोग
Daivāsura Sampad Vibhāga Yoga
16.1
The Supreme Lord said: Fearlessness, purity of mind, steadfastness in the yoga of…
16.2
Non-violence, truthfulness, freedom from anger, renunciation, peacefulness, aversion to…
16.3
Vigor, forgiveness, fortitude, cleanliness, bearing enmity toward none, and absence of…
16.4
Hypocrisy, arrogance, conceit, anger, harshness, and ignorance — these are the qualities…
16.5
The divine qualities lead to liberation; the demoniac qualities lead to bondage
16.6
There are two types of created beings in this world — the divine and the demoniac
16.7
Those of demoniac nature do not know what action should be taken and what should be…
16.8
They say the world is unreal, without foundation, without God, brought about by nothing…
16.9
Holding this view, these lost souls of small intellect and cruel deeds arise as enemies…
16.10
Taking refuge in insatiable desire, filled with hypocrisy, pride, and arrogance, holding…
16.11
Clinging to immeasurable anxiety that ends only with death, regarding the gratification…
16.12
Bound by hundreds of bonds of desire, devoted to lust and anger, they strive to…
16.13
They think: 'This I have gained today; this desire I shall fulfill next
16.14
'That enemy has been destroyed by me, and I shall destroy others too
16.15
'I am wealthy and of noble birth
16.16
Bewildered by many anxieties, entangled in the web of delusion, addicted to the…
16.17
Self-conceited, stubborn, intoxicated by wealth and pride, they perform sacrifices in…
16.18
Given over to ego, force, arrogance, desire, and anger, these malicious people despise me…
16.19
These cruel and hateful people — the lowest of mankind — I repeatedly cast into demoniac…
16.20
Entering into demoniac wombs birth after birth, these deluded souls, without ever…
16.21
There are three gates to this hell that lead to the destruction of the self — lust,…
16.22
A person who is freed from these three gates of darkness, O son of Kunti, practices what…
16.23
One who discards the injunctions of the scriptures and acts according to the impulse of…
16.24
Therefore, let the scriptures be your authority in determining what should and should not…