ଶ୍ରୀମଦ୍ଭଗଵଦ୍ଗୀତା ମୂଲମ୍ - ଷୋଡଶୋଽଧ୍ଯାଯଃ

The Blessed Lord said: Fearlessness, purity of heart, steadfastness in the YOGA -of-Knowledge, alms-giving, control of the senses, sacrifice, study of the SHASTRAS, and straightforwardness...

Harmlessness, truth, absence of anger, renunciation, peacefulness, absence of crookedness, compassion to beings, non-covetousness, gentleness, modesty, absence of fickle-ness...

Vigour, forgiveness, fortitude, purity, absence of hatred, absence of pride --- these belong to the one born for the Divine Estate, O Bharata.

Hypocrisy, arrogance and self-conceit, anger, and also harshness and ignorance, belong to one who is born, O Partha, for a demoniac-Estate.

The divine nature is deemed for liberation, the demoniacal for bondage; grieve not, O Pandava, you are born with divine qualities.

There are two types of beings, in this world, the divine and the demoniacal; the divine have been described at length; hear from Me, O Partha, of the demoniacal.

The demoniac know not what to do and what to refrain from; neither purity, nor right conduct, nor truth is found in them.

They say, the universe is without truth without (moral) basis without a God; not brought about by any regular causal sequence with lust for its cause; what else?

Holding this view, these ruined souls of small intellect and fierce deeds, come forth as the enemies of the world, for its destruction.

Filled with insatiable desires, full of hypocrisy, pride and arrogance, holding evil ideas through delusion, they work with impure resolves.

Giving themselves over to immeasurable cares ending only with death, regarding gratification of lust as their highest aim, and feeling sure that, that is all (that matters).

Bound by a hundred ties of hope, given to lust and anger, they do strive to obtain, by unlawful means, hoards of wealth for sensual enjoyments.

This has to-day been gained by me --- this desire I shall obtain --- this is mine --- and this wealth shall also be mine in future.

That enemy has been slain by me --- and others also shall I destroy --- I am the Lord --- I am the enjoyer --- I am perfect powerful and happy.

I am rich and well-born --- Who else is equal to me? --- I will give (alms money) --- I will rejoice. Thus are they deluded by ignorance.

Bewildered by many a fancy, entangled in the snare of delusion, addicted to the gratification of lust, they fall into a foul hell.

Self-conceited, stubborn, filled with pride and drunk with wealth, they perform sacrifices in name (only) out of ostentation, contrary to scriptural ordinance.

Given to egoism, power, haughtiness, lust and anger, these malicious people hate Me in their own bodies, and in those of others.

These cruel haters, worst among men in the world, I hurl these evil-doers for ever into the wombs of the demons only.

Entering into demoniacal wombs, and deluded, not attaining to Me, birth after birth, they thus fall, O Kaunteya, into a condition still lower than that.

These three are the gates of hell, destructive of the Self --- lust, anger and greed; therefore, one should abandon these three.

A man who is liberated from these three gates to darkness, O Kaunteya, practises what is good for him and thus goes to the Supreme Goal.

He who, having cast aside the ordinance of the scriptures, acts under the impulse of desire, attains neither perfection, nor happiness, nor the Supreme Goal.

Therefore, let the Scriptures be your authority, in determining what ought to be done and what ought not to be done. Having known what is said in the commandments of the Scripture, you should act here (in this world). Thus in the Upanishads of the glorious Bhagavad Gita, the science of the Eternal, the scripture of Yoga, the dialogue between Sri Krishna and Arjuna, ends the sixteenth discourse entitled "The Yoga of Divine and Demonic Qualities."