LOTUS GITA- A PATH TO SALVATION

CHAPTER-XVI- OF QUALITIES DIVINE AND DEMONIACAL (1-24)
1-5 Consequences coming out of divine and demoniacal activities
Shri bhagavan uvacha
16.1. abhayam satvasansudhih
gyanayogavyavasthitim
danam damah cha yagyah cha
svadhyayah tapah arjavam
Shri Krishna said:
Absolute fearlessness, perfect purity of mind, constant stability in the Yoga for knowledge and even so charity in its true and simple form, control of the senses, yagya (pouring oblations into the sacred fire), self realization, tolerance of suffering in discharge of obligations and simplicity of mind, body and language;
16.2. ahimsa satyam akrodhah
tyagah shantih apsishunam
daya bhuteshy aloluptvam
mardavam hrih achapalam
Non-violence, truth speaking, absence of anger, renounciation of worldly desires, absence of influence due to attachment or detachment, absence of malicious gossiping, passionate towards all creatures, absence of greed for worldly objects, softness of innerself, feeling shame for not respecting duty, absence from hyperactivity;
16.3. tejah kshama dhritih
shauchaun adrohah natimanita
bhavanti sampadam
claivim abhijatasya bharat

Arjun! Influence, forgivness, patience, physical purity, absence of enmity towards none and absence of self-esteem – all these are the marks of a human being with the divine gifts.
16.4. dambhah darpah abhimanah
cha krodhah parushyam eva cha
agyanam cha abhijatasya
partha sampadam asurima
Arjun! False self praise, arrogancy, pride, self honoring, anger, stiff attitude and ignorance too - all these are the signs of a human being who has got demoniac properties.
16.5. daivvi sampat vimokshaya
nibandhaya asuri mata
ma shuchah sampadam daivim
abhijatah asi pandava
Arjun! A divine gift is recognized for liberation and the demoniac gift as object of bondage. Since you have attained with the divine endowmentl therefore do not grieve.
6-8- Consequences for the persons deviating from true path

16.6. dvo bhutasargao loke asmin
daivah asurah eva cha
daivah vistarashah proktah
asuram partha me shriru
Arjuna,! There are only two types of creatures in this world one divine the another demoniac disposition. Of these, devine type has been detailed by me, now hear in detail demoniac disposition.
16.7. pravritim cha nivritim cha
janah na viduh asurah
na saucham na api cha
acharah na satyam teshu vidyate
Men possessing a demoniac disposition are innocent about right or wrong and neither externally pure nor having better conduct nor act truthfully.
16.8. asatyam apratistham te
jagat ahuh anishwaram
aporasparsam bhutam kim
anyat kamahaitukam
They usually say that this world is untrue having no limit and without God, brought forth by mutual union of the male and female therefore there is no else reason.
9-16 description of the consequences met by persons adopting demoniacal activities

16.9. etam dristim avastaphya
nastatmanah alpabudhayah
prabhavanti ugrakarmanah
kshayaye jagatah ahitah
Following the view of “Non Existence” these persons deny their ever lasting form, having trifling mind, involve themselves in terrible deeds and are enemies of world. Potency of Such persons is used to destroy the world.
16.10. kamam ashritya duspuram
dambha manamdanvitah
mohat grihitva asagdrahan
pravartante ashuchivaratah
Depending on insatiable desires and embracing false claims of self-honor, pride and arrogancy, these persons of unfair motive move in this world adopting evil prejudices.
16.11. chintam aparimeyam cha
pralayantam upashritah
kamopbhoga parmah etavat
eti nischitah
Depending on the limiless worries till death, they engage themselves in collecting and consuming and determinately believe in “whatever is available now is the highest limit to enjoy”.
16.12. ashapash shataih baddhah
kamakrodhaparayanah
ihante kamabhogavtham
anyayena arthasanchayan
Bonded through hundreds of ties of hopes and giving themselves up to lust and anger, they strive to amass capital by unjustified means for the material enjoyment.
16.13. idam adha maya labdham
imam prapsye manoratham
idam asti idam api me
bhavisyati punah dhanam
They usually think of desires like, "This much has been obtained today and now the desire shall be fulfilled. So much wealth is already in hand and yet again this shall so much.”
16.14. asau maya hatah shatruh
hanisye cha aparan api
ishwarah aham aham bhogi
siddhah aham balwan sukhi
That enemy has been killed and others shall also be killed. we are the lord of all and competent enough, enjoyer of all power, endowed with all supernatural powers and mighty and happy.
16.15. adhyah abhijanvan asmi
kah anyah asti sadrishah maya
yakshe dasyami modishye
eti agyanavimohitah
We are wealthy and own a group of large gathering; who else is equal to us? We will coduct sacrifice to gods and give alms. We will make merry. Thus they are blinded by ignorance.
16.16. anekachitta vibhrantah
mohajassamavritah
prasaktah kamabhogeshu
patanti navake ashuchau
Due to desires enveloped in the mesh of delusion, mind bewildered, bonded with the net of attachment and tied fully in the materials and consumption these persons fall into the dreadful hell.
17-20 description of the bad condition met by persons adopting demoniacal activities

16.17. atmasambha vitah stabdhah
dhanmandanvitah
yajante namayagyaih te
dambhena avidhipurvakam
Considering themselves as most honorable, proudy and intoxicated by wealth and honour, those self-conceited persons worship God through nominal ostensible without following prescribed rituals.
16.18. ahankaram balam darpam
kamam krodham cha shanshritah
mama atmapardeheshu
pradvishantah abhyasuyakah
Those who depend on to proud, arrogance, lust and anger envy Me (the inner controller of all) dwelling in their own bodies as well as in those of others.
16.19. tan aham dvisatah
kruran sanseveshu naradhamana
kshapami ajastram ashubham
asurishu eva yonishu
Such persons with hate, cruelity, vilest and impure in the world are sent by Me repeatedly into demoniacal wombs in this world.
16.20. asurim yonim apannah
mudah janmani janmani
mama aprapya eva kaunteya
tatah yanti adhamam gatim
Arjun! These stupid souls get births life after life in demoniac wombs without attaining Me later on theyn verily sink down to a still lower plane.
21-24 Duty to work according to scriptures avoiding basic faults of Demoniacal activities like lust, anger and greed16.21. trividham narkasya idam
dwaram nashnam atmanah
kamah krodhah tatha lobhah
tasmat etat trayam tyajeta
Desire, anger and greed – these three types of gates for hell bring downfall of the soul. Therefore, one should renounce all these three.
16.22. etaih vimuktah kaunteya
tamodvaraih tribhih narah
acharati atmanah shreyah
tatah yati param gatim
Arjun! Liberated from these three gates of hell a person works for welfare of his own and thereby attains the state of salvation.
16.23. yah shastravidhim utasrijya
vartate kamakaratah
na sah siddhim avaproti
na sukham na param gatim
One who acts according to his own desires leaving aside the rules of conduct as laid down by the scriptures he neither attains perfection nor the happyness nor even salvation.
16.24. tasmat shastram pramanam
te karyakarya vyavasthitau
gyatva shastra vidhanoktam
karma kartum iha arhasi
Therefore, under confusion of what to do or not the scriptures alone is your guide. Knowing this, you are required to perform only such acts as are ordained by the scriptures.
The Sixteenth Chapter of the Science of Bramha and the scripture of yoga in the glorious Upnishad of Shree Mad Bhagvat Gita titled "The Yoga of Division between the Divine and the Demoniacal Properties."A dialogue between Shri Krishna and Arjuna finishes here.