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Hypocrisy, arrogance, pride, anger, harshness, and
ignorance; these are the marks of those who are born with demonic
qualities, O Arjuna. (16.04)
Divine qualities lead to nirvana, the demonic (qualities) are said to be
for bondage. Do not grieve, O Arjuna, you are born with divine
qualities. (16.05)
There are two types of human beings in this world: the divine, and the
demonic. The divine has been described at length, now hear from Me about
the demonic, O Arjuna. (16.06)
Persons of demonic nature do not know what to do and what not to do.
They neither have purity nor good conduct nor truthfulness. (16.07)
They say that the world is unreal, without a substratum, without a God,
and without an order. The world is caused by lust (or Kaama) alone and
nothing else. (16.08)
Adhering to this view these lost souls, with small intellect and cruel
deeds, are born as enemies for the destruction of the world. (16.09)
Filled with insatiable desires, hypocrisy, pride, and arrogance; holding
wrong views due to delusion; they act with impure motives. (16.10)
Obsessed with great anxiety until death, considering sense gratification
as their highest aim, convinced that this (sense pleasure) is
everything, (16.11)
Bound by hundreds of ties of desire and enslaved by lust and anger; they
strive to obtain wealth by unlawful means for the fulfillment of
desires. They think: (16.12)
This has been gained by me today, I shall fulfill this desire, this is
mine and this wealth also shall be mine in the future; (16.13)
That enemy has been slain by me, and I shall slay others also. I am the
Lord. I am the enjoyer. I am successful, powerful, and happy; (16.14)
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