Chapter 16 · 24 verses

दैवासुरसम्पद्विभागयोगः

Daivāsura-sampad-vibhāga-yogaḥ

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16.1अभयं सत्त्वसंशुद्धिः ज्ञानयोगव्यवस्थितिः।The Blessed Lord said: Fearlessness, purity of heart, steadfastness in knowledge and yoga, almsgiving,…
16.2अहिंसा सत्यमक्रोधस्त्यागः शान्तिरपैशुनम्।Harmlessness, truth, absence of anger, renunciation, peacefulness, absence of crookedness, compassion for…
16.3तेजः क्षमा धृतिः शौचमद्रोहो नातिमानिता।Vigor, forgiveness, fortitude, purity, absence of hatred, absence of pride—these belong to one born for a…
16.4दम्भो दर्पोऽभिमानश्च क्रोधः पारुष्यमेव च।Hypocrisy, arrogance, and self-conceit, anger, harshness, and ignorance—these belong to one who is born for a…
16.5दैवी सम्पद्विमोक्षाय निबन्धायासुरी मता।The divine nature is deemed conducive to liberation, and the demonic to bondage. Grieve not, O Arjuna, for…
16.6द्वौ भूतसर्गौ लोकेऽस्मिन् दैव आसुर एव च।There are two types of beings in this world: the divine and the demoniacal. The divine has been described at…
16.7प्रवृत्तिं च निवृत्तिं च जना न विदुरासुराः।The demoniacal do not know what to do and what to refrain from; they have neither purity, nor right conduct,…
16.8असत्यमप्रतिष्ठं ते जगदाहुरनीश्वरम्।They say, "This universe is without truth, without a moral basis, without a God, brought about by mutual…
16.9एतां दृष्टिमवष्टभ्य नष्टात्मानोऽल्पबुद्धयः।Holding this view, these ruined souls of small intellect and fierce deeds come forth as enemies of the world,…
16.10काममाश्रित्य दुष्पूरं दम्भमानमदान्विताः।Filled with insatiable desires, full of hypocrisy, pride, and arrogance, holding evil ideas due to delusion,…
16.11चिन्तामपरिमेयां च प्रलयान्तामुपाश्रिताः।Giving themselves over to immeasurable cares that end only with death, regarding the gratification of lust as…
16.12आशापाशशतैर्बद्धाः कामक्रोधपरायणाः।Bound by a hundred ties of hope, given over to lust and anger, they strive to obtain hoards of wealth by…
16.13इदमद्य मया लब्धमिमं प्राप्स्ये मनोरथम्।"I have gained this today; I will fulfill this desire of mine; this is mine, and this wealth will be mine in…
16.14असौ मया हतः शत्रुर्हनिष्ये चापरानपि।"I have slain that enemy, and I shall slay others too. I am the Lord; I enjoy, I am perfect, powerful, and…
16.15आढ्योऽभिजनवानस्मि कोऽन्योऽस्ति सदृशो मया।"I am wealthy and born into a noble family. Who is my equal? I shall perform sacrifices, give charity, and…
16.16अनेकचित्तविभ्रान्ता मोहजालसमावृताः।Bewildered by many fancies, entangled in the snare of delusion, addicted to the gratification of lust, they…
16.17आत्मसम्भाविताः स्तब्धा धनमानमदान्विताः।Self-conceited, stubborn, filled with pride and intoxication of wealth, they perform sacrifices in name only…
16.18अहङ्कारं बलं दर्पं कामं क्रोधं च संश्रिताः।Given over to egoism, power, haughtiness, lust, and anger, these malicious people hate Me in their own bodies…
16.19तानहं द्विषतः क्रूरान्संसारेषु नराधमान्।Those cruel haters, the worst among men in the world, I hurl those evil-doers into the wombs of demons only.
16.20असुरीं योनिमापन्ना मूढा जन्मनि जन्मनि।Entering into demoniacal wombs and deluded, birth after birth, they do not attain Me, thus falling, O Arjuna,…
16.21त्रिविधं नरकस्येदं द्वारं नाशनमात्मनः।There are three gates to this hell, destructive of the self: lust, anger, and greed; therefore, one should…
16.22एतैर्विमुक्तः कौन्तेय तमोद्वारैस्त्रिभिर्नरः।A person who is liberated from these three gates of darkness, O Arjuna, practices what is beneficial for them…
16.23यः शास्त्रविधिमुत्सृज्य वर्तते कामकारतः।He who, having cast aside the ordinances of the scriptures, acts under the impulse of desire, does not attain…
16.24तस्माच्छास्त्रं प्रमाणं ते कार्याकार्यव्यवस्थितौ।Therefore, let the scripture be thy authority in determining what ought to be done and what ought not to be…