Daivasura Sampad Vibhaga Yoga

The divine nature begins with fearlessness and purity—the twin foundations upon which all other virtues naturally grow.

Divine nature expresses as harmlessness to all beings and inner peace that neither slanders nor grasps—the quiet strength of one who rests in truth.

The divine heritage culminates in radiant vigor balanced by forgiveness, fortitude without pride—the complete portrait of one destined for liberation.

The demoniac nature can be summarized in six qualities, all rooted in ignorance: pretense, pride, conceit, rage, cruelty, and blindness to truth.

Here is the promise that defines your destiny: divine nature leads to freedom, demoniac to bondage—and you, Arjuna, are born to the divine. Grieve not.

In this world, two streams of beings flow—the divine and the demoniac. Having detailed the divine, Krishna now turns to expose the demoniac mindset in full.

The demoniac do not know what to do or what to avoid; they lack purity, proper conduct, and truth—the three foundations of dharmic life.

The demoniac philosophy declares the universe has no truth, no foundation, no God—it arose by chance, driven only by desire. This nihilism is their creed.

Holding to this nihilistic view, these lost souls of stunted wisdom emerge as agents of destruction—their cruel deeds harm the world and themselves alike.

Sheltering in insatiable desire, drunk on pride and pretense, they hold false beliefs through delusion and engage in life with impure vows—a recipe for endless suffering.

Beset by boundless anxiety that ends only with death, convinced that sense enjoyment is the highest goal—this is the trap: endless worry pursuing finite pleasure.

Bound by hundreds of nooses of expectation, enslaved to desire and anger, they strive for wealth by unjust means—all to fuel the endless pursuit of sense enjoyment.

The demoniac mind is caught in endless acquisition: 'This I have gained today, that desire I shall fulfill, this wealth is mine and more shall be mine tomorrow.'

The demoniac ego declares: 'I have destroyed enemies, I shall destroy more; I am the lord, the enjoyer, perfect, powerful, and happy.'

Drunk on wealth and lineage, the demoniac boasts 'Who is my equal?' and performs sacrifice and charity not from devotion but from delusion, seeking social prestige rather than spiritual merit.

Bewildered by many anxious thoughts, caught in the net of delusion, addicted to sensual pleasures—such beings fall into the foulest hell.

Self-conceited, stubborn, drunk with wealth and pride—they perform sacrifice in name only, for show, without following the proper rites.

Taking shelter in ego, power, arrogance, lust, and anger—these envious beings hate Me, who dwells in their own bodies and in others.

Those hateful, cruel, impure, and lowest of humans—I continually cast them into demoniac wombs throughout the cycles of existence.

Falling into demoniac births again and again, these deluded souls never attain Me, O Arjuna—they sink ever lower to the most degraded destination.

Lust, anger, and greed—this is the triple gate of hell that destroys the soul. Therefore, one must abandon all three.

A person freed from these three gates of darkness practices what is truly beneficial for the soul and thereby attains the supreme goal.

He who discards scriptural injunctions and acts according to his own desires attains neither perfection, nor happiness, nor the supreme goal.

Therefore, let scripture be your authority in determining what should and should not be done. Understanding the scriptural injunctions, perform action accordingly in this world.