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Chapter 16

दैवासुरसम्पद्विभागयोगः

Divine and Demonic Natures

Daivāsura Sampad Vibhāga Yoga — The Yoga of the Division between Divine and Demonic Qualities

24 verses·12 min read

Chapter Summary

Two tendencies live in every human heart. Krishna contrasts the divine qualities — fearlessness, honesty, compassion, humility — with the demonic ones of arrogance, greed and cruelty, and warns of the three gates of self-destruction: lust, anger and greed.

Verses in this chapter

All verses in this chapter, with Sanskrit, transliteration, and translations.

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