Lord Krishna

śrīmadbhagavadgītā pārāyaṇa - ṣoḍaśo'dhyāyaḥ

(Shrimad Bhagavad Gita Parayana - Chapter 16 in English (IAST))

From Mahabharata (Bhishma Parva)

This chapter of the Bhagavad Gita, known as Daivasura Sampad Vibhaga Yoga, presents Lord Krishna's profound discourse on the two distinct natures of humanity: the divine and the demonic. The verses highlight the cultivation of virtues such as fearlessness, purity, charity, and non-violence as the path to spiritual liberation. By contemplating these qualities, the seeker learns to transcend negative impulses like ego, anger, and delusion. Reciting this chapter helps in purification of the mind, fostering moral strength and aligning one's character with divine consciousness, ultimately leading to peace and the attainment of higher spiritual realms.

oṃ śrī paramātmane namaḥ

atha ṣoḍaśo'dhyāyaḥ

daivāsurasampadvibhāgayogaḥ śrī bhagavānuvāca

abhayaṃ sattvasaṃśuddhiḥ jñānayogavyavasthitiḥ |
dānaṃ damaśca yajñaśca svādhyāyastapa ārjavam ||1||
ahiṃsā satyamakrodhaḥ tyāgaḥ śāntirapaiśunam |
dayā bhūteṣvaloluptvaṃ mārdavaṃ hrīracāpalam ||2||
tejaḥ kṣamā dhṛtiḥ śaucam adroho nātimānitā |
bhavanti sampadaṃ daivīm abhijātasya bhārata ||3||
dambho darpo'bhimānaśca krodhaḥ pāruṣyameva ca |
ajñānaṃ cābhijātasya pārtha sampadamāsurīm ||4||
daivī sampadvimokṣāya nibandhāyāsurī matā |
mā śucaḥ sampadaṃ daivīm abhijāto'si pāṇḍava ||5||
dvau bhūtasargau loke'smin daiva āsura eva ca |
daivo vistaraśaḥ proktaḥ āsuraṃ pārtha me śṛṇu ||6||
pravṛttiṃ ca nivṛttiṃ ca janā na vidurāsurāḥ |
na śaucaṃ nāpi cācāraḥ na satyaṃ teṣu vidyate ||7||
asatyamapratiṣṭhaṃ te jagadāhuranīśvaram |
aparasparasambhūtaṃ kimanyatkāmahaitukam ||8||
etāṃ dṛṣṭimavaṣṭabhya naṣṭātmāno'lpabuddhayaḥ |
prabhavantyugrakarmāṇaḥ kṣayāya jagato'hitāḥ ||9||
kāmamāśritya duṣpūraṃ dambhamānamadānvitāḥ |
mohādgṛhītvāsadgrāhān pravartante'śucivratāḥ ||10||
cintāmaparimeyāṃ ca pralayāntāmupāśritāḥ |
kāmopabhogaparamāḥ etāvaditi niścitāḥ ||11||
āśāpāśaśatairbaddhāḥ kāmakrodhaparāyaṇāḥ |
īhante kāmabhogārtham anyāyenārthasañcayān ||12||
idamadya mayā labdham imaṃ prāpsye manoratham |
idamastīdamapi me bhaviṣyati punardhanam ||13||
asau mayā hataḥ śatṛḥ haniṣye cāparānapi |
īśvaro'hamahaṃ bhogī siddho'haṃ balavānsukhī ||14||
āḍhyo'bhijanavānasmi ko'nyo'sti sadṛśo mayā |
yakṣye dāsyāmi modiṣye ityajñānavimohitāḥ ||15||
anekacittavibhrāntāḥ mohajālasamāvṛtāḥ |
prasaktāḥ kāmabhogeṣu patanti narake'śucau ||16||
ātmasambhāvitāḥ stabdhāḥ dhanamānamadānvitāḥ |
yajante nāmayajñaiste dambhenāvidhipūrvakam ||17||
ahaṅkāraṃ balaṃ darpaṃ kāmaṃ krodhaṃ ca saṃśritāḥ |
māmātmaparadeheṣu pradviṣanto'bhyasūyakāḥ ||18||
tānahaṃ dviṣataḥ krūrān saṃsāreṣu narādhamān |
kṣipāmyajasramaśubhān āsurīṣveva yoniṣu ||19||
āsurīṃ yonimāpannāḥ mūḍhā janmani janmani |
māmaprāpyaiva kaunteya tato yāntyadhamāṃ gatim ||20||
trividhaṃ narakasyedaṃ dvāraṃ nāśanamātmanaḥ |
kāmaḥ krodhastathā lobhaḥ tasmādetattrayaṃ tyajet ||21||
etairvimuktaḥ kaunteya tamodvāraistribhirnaraḥ |
ācaratyātmanaḥ śreyaḥ tato yāti parāṃ gatim ||22||
yaḥ śāstravidhimutsṛjya vartate kāmakārataḥ |
na sa siddhimavāpnoti na sukhaṃ na parāṃ gatim ||23||
tasmācchāstraṃ pramāṇaṃ te kāryākāryavyavasthitau |
jñātvā śāstravidhānoktaṃ karma kartumihārhasi ||24||
|| oṃ tatsaditi śrīmadbhagavadgītāsu upaniṣatsu brahmavidyāyāṃ
yogaśāstre śrīkṛṣṇārjunasaṃvāde daivāsurasampadvibhāgayogo nāma ṣoḍaśo'dhyāyaḥ ||

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