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Bhagavad Gita 16.6

Chapter 16: Daivasura Sampad Vibhaga Yoga (Divine and Demonic Qualities) · दैवासुरसम्पद्विभागयोग

द्वौ भूतसर्गौ लोकेऽस्मिन् दैव आसुर एव च ।दैवो विस्तरशः प्रोक्त आसुरं पार्थ मे श्रृणु ॥

dvau bhūtasargau loke'smin daiva āsura eva ca |daivo vistaraśaḥ prokta āsuraṃ pārtha me śrṛṇu ||

Meaning of Gita 16.6 in English

There are two kinds of tendencies among beings in this world: divine and demonic. Having described the divine at length, Krishna now explains the other.

गीता 16.6 का हिंदी अर्थ

इस संसार में प्राणियों के दो प्रकार के स्वभाव होते हैं — दैवी और आसुरी। दैवी स्वभाव का विस्तार से वर्णन हो चुका, अब श्रीकृष्ण दूसरे का वर्णन करते हैं।

human naturegood and bad tendenciesself-awareness

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The Sanskrit is public domain; the transliteration was generated for Saarthi. Meanings are original plain-language paraphrases, not a scholarly translation.