Chapter 16

Shloka 16.18 “Egoistic, violent, arrogant, lustful, angry, envious, they hate Me in their own and others’ bodies.” Key Teaching: Demonic beings hate Krishna due to ego and negative traits. Theme: Guidance, Jnana Yoga, Moksha Sannyasa Yoga. Description: Krishna states that demonic beings, egoistic, violent, arrogant, lustful, angry, and envious, hate Him in their own and […]

Shloka 16.17 “Selfconceited, stubborn, filled with pride and intoxication of wealth, they perform sacrifices in name only, without regard for rules.” Key Teaching: Demonic beings perform hypocritical sacrifices driven by pride. Theme: Guidance, Jnana Yoga, Moksha Sannyasa Yoga, Karma Yoga. Description: Krishna describes demonic beings as selfconceited, stubborn, prideful, and intoxicated by wealth, performing hypocritical

Shloka 16.16 “Bewildered by many thoughts, entangled in delusion’s net, attached to sense gratification, they fall into a foul hell.” Key Teaching: Demonic delusion leads to hell through sense attachment. Theme: Guidance, Jnana Yoga, Moksha Sannyasa Yoga. Description: Krishna states that demonic beings, bewildered by thoughts, entangled in delusion, and attached to sense gratification, fall

Shloka 16.15 “I am rich and highborn; who else is equal to me? I will give alms, perform sacrifices, and enjoy.” Key Teaching: Demonic beings boast of wealth and status, seeking enjoyment. Theme: Guidance, Jnana Yoga, Moksha Sannyasa Yoga. Description: Krishna describes demonic beings boasting, “I am rich, highborn; who equals me? I’ll give alms,

Shloka 16.14 “That enemy I have slain; others I shall slay; I am the lord, enjoyer, successful, powerful, and happy.” Key Teaching: Demonic beings boast of power and destruction. Theme: Guidance, Jnana Yoga, Moksha Sannyasa Yoga. Description: Krishna portrays demonic beings boasting, “I have slain that enemy; I’ll slay others; I am lord, enjoyer, successful,

Shloka 16.13 “This I have gained today; this desire I shall fulfill; this wealth is mine, and more will be mine hereafter.” Key Teaching: Demonic beings revel in wealth and unfulfilled desires. Theme: Guidance, Jnana Yoga, Moksha Sannyasa Yoga. Description: Krishna describes demonic beings boasting, “This I have gained; this desire I shall fulfill; this

Shloka 16.12 “Bound by hundreds of desires, driven by lust and anger, they strive to amass wealth by unjust means for sense gratification.” Key Teaching: Demonic beings, bound by desires, use unjust means for wealth. Theme: Guidance, Jnana Yoga, Moksha Sannyasa Yoga, Karma Yoga. Description: Krishna explains that demonic beings, bound by countless desires and

Shloka 16.11 “They are obsessed with endless anxieties lasting until death, considering sense gratification the highest aim, convinced that this is all.” Key Teaching: Demonic beings pursue sense gratification, leading to endless anxiety. Theme: Guidance, Jnana Yoga, Moksha Sannyasa Yoga. Description: Krishna describes demonic beings as consumed by endless anxieties until death, viewing sense gratification

Shloka 16.10 “Filled with insatiable desires, hypocrisy, pride, and arrogance, holding evil ideas through delusion, they act with impure resolves.” Key Teaching: Demonic beings act with impure motives driven by desire and pride. Theme: Guidance, Jnana Yoga, Moksha Sannyasa Yoga. Description: Krishna describes demonic beings as consumed by insatiable desires, hypocrisy, pride, and arrogance, acting

Shloka 16.9 “Holding this view, these lost souls, of little intellect, engage in cruel, harmful deeds, causing the world’s destruction.” Key Teaching: Demonic beings, with flawed views, cause harm and destruction. Theme: Guidance, Jnana Yoga, Moksha Sannyasa Yoga. Description: Krishna explains that demonic beings, adhering to godless views, with limited intellect, engage in cruel, harmful