Daivasura Sampad Vibhaga
Two natures, not as cosmic factions but as tendencies inside every person. The chapter is a mirror, and not always a comfortable one.
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श्री भगवानुवाच अभयं सत्त्वसंशुद्धिः ज्ञानयोगव्यवस्थितिः । दानं दमश्च यज्ञश्च स्वाध्यायस्तप आर्जवम् ॥
Fearlessness, purity of mind, steadfastness in the yoga of knowledge, generosity, self-control, sacrifice, study of the sacred texts, austerity, and straightforwardness.
अहिंसा सत्यमक्रोधस्त्यागः शान्तिरपैशुनम् । दया भूतेष्वलोलुप्त्वं मार्दवं ह्रीरचापलम् ॥
Nonviolence, truthfulness, freedom from anger, renunciation, inner calm, absence of slander, compassion for all beings, freedom from greed, gentleness, modesty, and absence of restlessness.
तेजः क्षमा धृतिः शौचमद्रोहो नातिमानिता । भवन्ति सम्पदं दैवीमभिजातस्य भारत ॥
Splendor, forgiveness, steadiness, purity, absence of hostility, and lack of pride belong to the one born with divine qualities, O Bharata.
दम्भो दर्पोऽभिमानश्च क्रोधः पारुष्यमेव च । अज्ञानं चाभिजातस्य पार्थ सम्पदमासुरीम् ॥
O son of Pritha, hypocrisy, arrogance, self-importance, anger, harshness, and ignorance are the marks of one born with demonic qualities.
दैवी सम्पद्विमोक्षाय निबन्धायासुरी मता । मा शुचः सम्पदं दैवीमभिजातोऽसि पाण्डव ॥
The divine nature leads to freedom; the demonic nature leads to bondage. Do not grieve, Pandava. You are born with the divine nature.
द्वौ भूतसर्गौ लोकेऽस्मिन् दैव आसुर एव च । दैवो विस्तरशः प्रोक्त आसुरं पार्थ मे श्रृणु ॥
In this world there are two kinds of beings: the divine and the shadowed. I have already described the divine in detail; now listen to the shadowed, Arjuna.
प्रवृत्तिं च निवृत्तिं च जना न विदुरासुराः । न शौचं नापि चाचारो न सत्यं तेषु विद्यते ॥
People of a shadowed nature do not know what should be pursued and what should be withdrawn from. In them, there is no purity, no noble conduct, and no truthfulness.
असत्यमप्रतिष्ठं ते जगदाहुरनीश्वरम् । अपरस्परसम्भूतं किमन्यत्कामहैतुकम् ॥
They say the world is unreal, without foundation, and without a ruling order, born only from the union of male and female. They say desire alone is its cause, and nothing else.
एतां दृष्टिमवष्टभ्य नष्टात्मानोऽल्पबुद्धयः । प्रभवन्त्युग्रकर्माणः क्षयाय जगतोऽहिताः ॥
Holding this view, deluded people with ruined discernment and fierce actions arise only to destroy the world.
काममाश्रित्य दुष्पूरं दम्भमानमदान्विताः । मोहाद्गृहीत्वासद्ग्राहान्प्रवर्तन्तेऽशुचिव्रताः ॥
Taking refuge in desires that can never be filled, filled with hypocrisy, pride, and intoxication, they wander under delusion, holding onto impure vows and false beliefs.
चिन्तामपरिमेयां च प्रलयान्तामुपाश्रिताः । कामोपभोगपरमा एतावदिति निश्चिताः ॥
They take refuge in endless worries that last until death, live only for acquiring and enjoying things, and decide that this is all there is.
आशापाशशतैर्बद्धाः कामक्रोधपरायणाः । ईहन्ते कामभोगार्थमन्यायेनार्थसञ्चयान् ॥
Bound by hundreds of cords of hope, driven by desire and anger, they strive to gather wealth unjustly for the enjoyment of desires.
इदमद्य मया लब्धमिमं प्राप्स्ये मनोरथम् । इदमस्तीदमपि मे भविष्यति पुनर्धनम् ॥
This much I have gained today; I will get this desire fulfilled. This wealth is mine now, and more will be mine again.
असौ मया हतः शत्रुर्हनिष्ये चापरानपि । ईश्वरोऽहमहं भोगी सिद्धोऽहं बलवान्सुखी ॥
That enemy has been slain by me, and I will slay the others too. I am the lord, I enjoy, I am accomplished, powerful, and happy.
आढ्योऽभिजनवानस्मि कोऽन्योऽस्ति सदृशो मया । यक्ष्ये दास्यामि मोदिष्य इत्यज्ञानविमोहिताः ॥
We are rich, surrounded by many people. Who is equal to us? We will sacrifice, give, and enjoy. Deluded by ignorance, they think this way.
अनेकचित्तविभ्रान्ता मोहजालसमावृताः । प्रसक्ताः कामभोगेषु पतन्ति नरकेऽशुचौ ॥
Deluded by many desires, trapped in the net of confusion, and deeply attached to pleasures, people fall into a lower realm of misery.
आत्मसम्भाविताः स्तब्धा धनमानमदान्विताः । यजन्ते नामयज्ञैस्ते दम्भेनाविधिपूर्वकम् ॥
Self-important, stubborn, drunk on wealth and praise, they perform ritual in name only, with pretence and without proper method.
अहङ्कारं बलं दर्पं कामं क्रोधं च संश्रिताः । मामात्मपरदेहेषु प्रद्विषन्तोऽभ्यसूयकाः ॥
Those who take refuge in ego, force, arrogance, desire, and anger hate Me, who dwell in their own bodies and in the bodies of others, and they find fault with My qualities.
तानहं द्विषतः क्रूरान्संसारेषु नराधमान् । क्षिपाम्यजस्रमशुभानासुरीष्वेव योनिषु ॥
I cast those hateful, cruel, and vile people again and again into demonic births.
असुरीं योनिमापन्ना मूढा जन्मनि जन्मनि । मामप्राप्यैव कौन्तेय ततो यान्त्यधमां गतिम् ॥
Those deluded beings, born again and again into shadowed births, never reach me and sink into a lower state.
त्रिविधं नरकस्येदं द्वारं नाशनमात्मनः । कामः क्रोधस्तथा लोभस्तस्मादेतत्त्रयं त्यजेत् ॥
Desire, anger, and greed are the three gates of ruin. Abandon these three.
एतैर्विमुक्तः कौन्तेय तमोद्वारैस्त्रिभिर्नरः । आचरत्यात्मनः श्रेयस्ततो याति परां गतिम् ॥
Freed from these three gates of darkness, a person acts for their own good and reaches the highest state.
यः शास्त्रविधिमुत्सृज्य वर्तते कामकारतः । न स सिद्धिमवाप्नोति न सुखं न परां गतिम् ॥
Whoever sets aside scripture and acts on desire alone does not attain perfection, happiness, or the highest state.
तस्माच्छास्त्रं प्रमाणं ते कार्याकार्यव्यवस्थितौ । ज्ञात्वा शास्त्रविधानोक्तं कर्म कर्तुमिहार्हसि ॥
Therefore, scripture is your authority for deciding what should be done and what should not be done. Knowing the duties laid out in scripture, you should act here in the world.