Shloka: BG 16.1
The Blessed Lord said: Fearlessness, purity of heart, steadfastness in knowledge and yoga, almsgiving, control of the se...
Shloka: BG 16.2
Harmlessness, truth, absence of anger, renunciation, peacefulness, absence of crookedness, compassion for beings, non-co...
Shloka: BG 16.3
Vigor, forgiveness, fortitude, purity, absence of hatred, absence of pride—these belong to one born for a divine state, ...
Shloka: BG 16.4
Hypocrisy, arrogance, and self-conceit, anger, harshness, and ignorance—these belong to one who is born for a demoniacal...
Shloka: BG 16.5
The divine nature is deemed conducive to liberation, and the demonic to bondage. Grieve not, O Arjuna, for you are born ...
Shloka: BG 16.6
There are two types of beings in this world: the divine and the demoniacal. The divine has been described at length; hea...
Shloka: BG 16.7
The demoniacal do not know what to do and what to refrain from; they have neither purity, nor right conduct, nor truth.
Shloka: BG 16.8
They say, "This universe is without truth, without a moral basis, without a God, brought about by mutual union, with lus...
Shloka: BG 16.9
Holding this view, these ruined souls of small intellect and fierce deeds come forth as enemies of the world, intent on ...
Shloka: BG 16.10
Filled with insatiable desires, full of hypocrisy, pride, and arrogance, holding evil ideas due to delusion, they work w...
Shloka: BG 16.11
Giving themselves over to immeasurable cares that end only with death, regarding the gratification of lust as their high...
Shloka: BG 16.12
Bound by a hundred ties of hope, given over to lust and anger, they strive to obtain hoards of wealth by unlawful means ...
Shloka: BG 16.13
"I have gained this today; I will fulfill this desire of mine; this is mine, and this wealth will be mine in the future....
Shloka: BG 16.14
"I have slain that enemy, and I shall slay others too. I am the Lord; I enjoy, I am perfect, powerful, and happy."
Shloka: BG 16.15
"I am wealthy and born into a noble family. Who is my equal? I shall perform sacrifices, give charity, and rejoice," thu...
Shloka: BG 16.16
Bewildered by many fancies, entangled in the snare of delusion, addicted to the gratification of lust, they fall into a ...
Shloka: BG 16.17
Self-conceited, stubborn, filled with pride and intoxication of wealth, they perform sacrifices in name only for ostenta...
Shloka: BG 16.18
Given over to egoism, power, haughtiness, lust, and anger, these malicious people hate Me in their own bodies and in the...
Shloka: BG 16.19
Those cruel haters, the worst among men in the world, I hurl those evil-doers into the wombs of demons only.
Shloka: BG 16.20
Entering into demoniacal wombs and deluded, birth after birth, they do not attain Me, thus falling, O Arjuna, into a con...
Shloka: BG 16.21
There are three gates to this hell, destructive of the self: lust, anger, and greed; therefore, one should abandon these...
Shloka: BG 16.22
A person who is liberated from these three gates of darkness, O Arjuna, practices what is beneficial for them and thus g...
Shloka: BG 16.23
He who, having cast aside the ordinances of the scriptures, acts under the impulse of desire, does not attain perfection...
Shloka: BG 16.24