BHAGAVAD-GITA 16:6

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BHAGAVAD-GITA 16:6

 

dvau bhuta-sargau loke 'smin

daiva asura eva ca

daivo vistarasah prokta

asuram partha me srnu

 

WORD FOR WORD

 

dvau--two; bhuta-sargau--created living beings; loke--in the world;

asmin--this; daivah--godly; asurah--demoniac; eva--certainly; ca--and;

daivah--the divine; vistarasah--at great length; proktah--said;

asuram--the demoniac; partha--O son of Prtha; me--from Me; srnu--just

hear.

 

TRANSLATION

 

O son of Prtha, in this world there are two kinds of created beings.

One is called the divine and the other demoniac. I have already

explained to you at length the divine qualities. Now hear from Me of

the demoniac.

 

PURPORT

 

Lord Krsna, having assured Arjuna that he was born with the divine

qualities, is now describing the demoniac way. The conditioned living

entities are divided into two classes in this world. Those who are

born with divine qualities follow a regulated life; that is to say

they abide by the injunctions in scriptures and by the authorities.

One should perform duties in the light of authoritative scripture.

This mentality is called divine. One who does not follow the

regulative principles as they are laid down in the scriptures and who

acts according to his whims is called demoniac or asuric. There is no

other criterion but obedience to the regulative principles of

scriptures. It is mentioned in Vedic literature that both the demigods

and the demons are born of the Prajapati; the only difference is that

one class obeys the Vedic injunctions and the other does not.

 

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