THE BHAGAVAD GITA (Contd)
CHAPTER - 16 : STANZAS 1 TO 5
THE DIVINE AND THE DEMONICAL
The Yoga
of the Division between
the Divine and the Demoniacal
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control of the senses |
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study of Sastras |
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Absolute fearlessness,
perfect purity of mind, steadfastness
in knowledge and yoga, almsgiving,
control of the senses,
sacrifice,
study of the
scriptures, austerity and straightforwardness;
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absence of anger |
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gentleness |
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absence of fickleness |
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Non-violence, truth,
absence of anger, renunciation, serenity,
eschewing falsehood, compassion to others,
absence of greed, gentleness, modesty
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absence of hatred |
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vanity |
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Vigour, forgiveness,
fortitude, purity, bearing enmity
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vanity, all these are
the marks of him, who
is born to a divine
state, O Bharata (Arjuna).
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O Partha (Arjuna),
hypocrisy, arrogance and pride,
and anger,
harshness and
ignorance too, these are
the marks of him, who is
born with demoniacal attributes.
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born for |
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The divine
state has been recognized
as conducive to liberation, and
the demoniac state as conducive
to bondage. Grieve not,
O Pandava (Arjuna), for you
are born with the divine
endowment (5)
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