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Bhagavad Gita Chapter 16 – Daivasura Sampad Vibhaga Yoga

The divine and demoniac qualities distinguished.

24 verses

All verses of this chapter

  1. 16.1 – श्रीभगवानुवाच – The Blessed Lord said: Fearlessness, purity of heart, steadfastness in knowledge and yoga, charity…
  2. 16.2 – अहिंसा सत्यमक्रोधस्त्यागः शान्तिरपैशुनम् – Non-violence, truthfulness, freedom from anger, renunciation, tranquillity, refraining from slander…
  3. 16.3 – तेजः क्षमा धृतिः शौचमद्रोहो – Vigour, forgiveness, fortitude, purity, freedom from malice and absence of excessive pride: these, O…
  4. 16.4 – दम्भो दर्पोऽभिमानश्च क्रोधः पारुष्यमेव – Hypocrisy, arrogance, conceit, anger, harshness and ignorance: these, O Partha, belong to one born with the…
  5. 16.5 – दैवी सम्पद्विमोक्षाय निबन्धायासुरी मता – The divine endowment is said to lead to liberation and the demonic to bondage.
  6. 16.6 – द्वौ भूतसर्गौ लोकेऽस्मिन्दैव आसुर – There are two kinds of beings created in this world, O Partha: the divine and the demonic.
  7. 16.7 – प्रवृत्तिं च निवृत्तिं च – The demonic do not know what should be done and what should be avoided.
  8. 16.8 – असत्यमप्रतिष्ठं ते जगदाहुरनीश्वरम् – They say the world is without truth, without foundation and without God, born of mutual union, caused by…
  9. 16.9 – एतां दृष्टिमवष्टभ्य नष्टात्मानोऽल्पबुद्धयः – Holding this view, these lost souls of small understanding and cruel deeds rise up as enemies of the world…
  10. 16.10 – काममाश्रित्य दुष्पूरं दम्भमानमदान्विताः – Clinging to insatiable desire, full of hypocrisy, pride and arrogance, holding wrong notions through…
  11. 16.11 – चिन्तामपरिमेयां च प्रलयान्तामुपाश्रिताः – Beset by countless anxieties that end only with death, regarding the gratification of desire as the highest…
  12. 16.12 – आशापाशशतैर्बद्धाः कामक्रोधपरायणाः – Bound by hundreds of ropes of hope, given over to desire and anger, they strive to amass wealth by unjust…
  13. 16.13 – इदमद्य मया लब्धमिमं प्राप्स्ये – 'This I have gained today; this desire I shall fulfil next.
  14. 16.14 – असौ मया हतः शत्रुर्हनिष्ये – 'That enemy has been slain by me, and I shall slay others too.
  15. 16.15 – आढ्योऽभिजनवानस्मि कोऽन्योऽस्ति सदृशो मया – 'I am wealthy and of noble birth; who else is equal to me?
  16. 16.16 – अनेकचित्तविभ्रान्ता मोहजालसमावृताः – Bewildered by many thoughts, caught in the net of delusion, and deeply attached to the enjoyment of desires…
  17. 16.17 – आत्मसम्भाविताः स्तब्धा धनमानमदान्विताः – Self-conceited, stubborn, intoxicated with the pride of wealth and honour, they perform sacrifices in name…
  18. 16.18 – अहंकारं बलं दर्पं कामं – Clinging to egoism, power, arrogance, desire and anger, these malicious people hate Me, who dwell in their…
  19. 16.19 – तानहं द्विषतः क्रुरान्संसारेषु नराधमान् – These cruel haters, the lowest of men, doers of evil, I hurl again and again into demonic wombs in the cycle…
  20. 16.20 – आसुरीं योनिमापन्ना मूढा जन्मनि – Falling into demonic wombs birth after birth, these deluded ones, never reaching Me, O son of Kunti, sink to…
  21. 16.21 – त्रिविधं नरकस्येदं द्वारं नाशनमात्मनः – Desire, anger and greed: these are the three gates of hell, destructive of the self.
  22. 16.22 – एतैर्विमुक्तः कौन्तेय तमोद्वारैस्त्रिभिर्नरः – The person freed from these three gates of darkness, O son of Kunti, practises what is good for himself and…
  23. 16.23 – यः शास्त्रविधिमुत्सृज्य वर्तते कामकारतः – One who discards the injunctions of scripture and acts on the impulse of desire attains neither perfection…
  24. 16.24 – तस्माच्छास्त्रं प्रमाणं ते कार्याकार्यव्यवस्थितौ – Therefore let scripture be your authority in deciding what should be done and what should not be done.

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