Bhagavad Gita Chapter 16 - Daivasura Sampad Vibhaga Yoga

The sixteenth chapter of the Bhagavad Gita is Daivasura Sampad Vibhaga Yoga. In this chapter, Krishna describes explicitly the two kinds of natures among human beings - divine and demoniac. Those who possess demonaic qualities associate themselves with the modes of passion and ignorance do not follow the regulations of the scriptures and embrace materialistic views. These people attain lower births and further material bondage. But people who possess divine qualities, follow the instructions of the scriptures, associate themselves with the mode of goodness and purify the mind through spiritual practices. This leads to the enhancement of divine qualities and they eventually attain spiritual realization.

Verses

  1. sribhagavanuvaca abhayam sattvasamsuddhirjnanayogavyavasthitih danam
  2. ahimsa satyamakrodhastyagah santirapaisunam daya
  3. tejah ksama dhrtih saucamadroho
  4. dambho darpoabhimanasca krodhah parusyameva
  5. daivi sampadvimoksaya nibandhayasuri mata
  6. dvau bhutasargau lokeasmindaiva asura
  7. pravrttim ca nivrttim ca
  8. asatyamapratistham te jagadahuranisvaram aparasparasambhutam
  9. etam drstimavastabhya nastatmanoalpabuddhayah prabhavantyugrakarmanah
  10. kamamasritya duspuram dambhamanamadanvitah mohadgrhitvasadgrahanpravartanteasucivratah
  11. cintamaparimeyam ca pralayantamupasritah kamopabhogaparama
  12. asapasasatairbaddhah kamakrodhaparayanah ihante kamabhogarthamanyayenarthasancayan
  13. idamadya maya labdhamimam prapsye
  14. asau maya hatah satrurhanisye
  15. adhyoabhijanavanasmi koanyoasti sadrso maya
  16. anekacittavibhranta mohajalasamavrtah prasaktah kamabhogesu
  17. atmasambhavitah stabdha dhanamanamadanvitah yajante
  18. ahamkaram balam darpam kamam
  19. tanaham dvisatah kruransamsaresu naradhaman
  20. asurim yonimapanna mudha janmani
  21. trividham narakasyedam dvaram nasanamatmanah
  22. etairvimuktah kaunteya tamodvaraistribhirnarah acaratyatmanah
  23. yah sastravidhimutsrjya vartate kamakaratah
  24. tasmacchastram pramanam te karyakaryavyavasthitau
  25. om tatsaditi srimadbhagavadgitasupanisatsu brahmavidyayam