Chapter 16

English Meaning Adhyay SixteenThe Yoga of Division between the Divine and the Demoniacal Properties.

	Shree Bhagwan said
1	Absolute farlessness, perfect purity of mind, constant fixity in yoga of meditation for the sake of Self-Realization, and even so charity in its Sattvika form, control of senses, worship of God and other dieties as well as of one's elders including the performance of Agnihotra ( pouring oblations into the sacred fire ) and other sacred duties, study and teaching of Vedas and other sacred books as well as the chanting of God's names and praises, suffering hardships for the discharge of one's sacred obigations and straightness of mind as well as of the body and senses;
2	Non-voilence in thought, word and deed, truthfulness and geniality of speech, absence of anger even on provocation, disclaiming doership in respect of actions, quietude or compusure of mind, abstaining from malicious gossip, compassion towards all creatures, absence of attachment to the objects of senses even during their contact with the senses, mildness, a sense of shame in transgressing against the scriptures or usage, and abstaining from frivolous pursuits;
3	Sublimity, forbearance, fortitude, external purity, bearing enemity to none and absence of self-esteem - these are the marks of him, who is born with the divine gifts, Arjuna.
4	Hypocrisy, arrogance and pride, and anger, sternness and ignorance too-- these are the marks of him, who is born with demoniac properties.
5	The divine gift has been recognized as conducive to liberation, and the demoniac to bondage. Grieve not, Arjuna, for you are born with the divine endowment.
6	There are only two types of the men in the world, Arjuna, the one possessing a divine nature and the other possessing a demoniac disposition. Of these, the type possessing the divine nature has been dealt with at length; now hear from Me about the type possessing demoniac disposition.
7	Men possessing a demoniac disposition know not what is right activity and what is right abstinence from activity. Hence they possess neither purity ( external or internal ) nor good conduct nor even truthfulness.
8	Men possessing a demoniac disposition say this world is without any foundation, absolutely unreal and godless, brought forth by mutual union of the male and female and hence conceived in lust; what else than this ?
9	Clinging to this false view these slow-witted men of a vile disposition and terrible deed, these enemies of mankind, prove equal only to the destruction of the universe.
10	Cherishing insatiable desires and embracing false doctrines through ignorance, these men of impure conduct move in this world, full of hypocrisy, pride and ignorance.
11	Giving themselves up to innumerable cares ending only with death, they remain devoted to the enjoyment of sensuous pleasures and are positive in their belief that this is the highest limit of joy.
12	Held in bondage by hundreds of ties of expectation and wholly giving themselves up to the lust and anger, they strive to amass by unfair means hoards of money and other objects for the enjoyment of sensuous pleasures.
13	They say to themselves, " This much has been secured by Me today and now I shall realize this ambition. So much wealth is already with me and yet again this shall be mine.
14	That enemy has been slained by me and I shall kill those others too. I am the lord of all, the enjoyer of all power, I am endowed with all supernatural powers, and am mighty and happy.
15 16	I am wealthy and own a large family, who else is like unto me ? I will sacrifice to gods, will give alms, I will make merry. " Thus blinded by ignorance, enveloped in the mesh of delusion and addicted to the enjoyment of sensuous pleasures, their mind bewildered by numerous thoughts, these men of a devlish disposition fall into the foulest hell.
17	Intoxicated by the wealth and honour, those self-conceited and haughty men worship God through nominal sacrifices for ostentation without following the sacred rituals.
18	Given over to egotism, brute force, arrogance, lust and anger, etc. and calumniating others, they hate Me ( the inner controller of all ), dwelling in their own bodies as well as in those of others.
19	These haters, sinful, cruel, and vilest among men, I cast again and again into demoniacal wombs in this world.
20	Failing to reach Me, Arjuna, these stupid souls are born life after life in demoniac wombs and then verily sink down to a still lower plane.
21	Desire, anger and greed-- this triple gate of hell brings about the ruination of the soul. Therefore, one should avoid all these three.
22	Freed from these three gates of hell, man works his own salvation and thereby attains the supreme Goal, i.e., God.
23	Having cast aside the injuctions of scriptures, he who acts in an arbitrary way according to his sweet will neither attains perfection nor the supreme goal nor even happiness.
24	Therefore, the scripture alone is your guide in determining what should be done and what should not be done. Knowing this, you ought to perform only such action as is ordained in the scriptures.
end	Thus in the Upanishad sung by the Lord, the Science of Brahma, the scripture of Yoga, the dialogue between Shree Krishna and Arjuna, ends the sixteenth chapter entitled " The Yoga of Division between the Divine and the Demoniacal Properties. "