#534 Bhagavad-gita Chapter 16,Śloka 4-Kartikeya das

0:05 hare krishna so krishna has described the divine qualities in the previous verses now he's touching upon the demonic qualities in sloka number four let's see that now [Music] the [Music] so here krishna is saying he's listing down some of the very prominent demonic qualities and he starts with

0:52 means pride [Music] arrogance speaking harshly and there's a chair that is added so that basically means opposite of all the qualities which were there in the previous verses and then he's saying agaanam ignorance lack of discrimination power and abhijata surim so here it is said that the ones who is born of these qualities so they belong to the demonic nature

1:37 and then he says now it's a very nice thing to note that krishna is giving us both the divine qualities and the demonic qualities so especially in this chapter you know we should do an activity when we are reading these verses when we are hearing about these verses we should self-introspect and contemplate what are the different qualities which krishna is mentioning and which one do i have so it was said in satyuga the demons and the demigods they were there in separate two different bodies in two different territories but now in the age of kali both the

2:22 demons and the devatas or demigods they are there in the same body i mean the demonic qualities and the divine qualities are there in the same person so it will not be like i just have the divine qualities or i just have demonic qualities no it always be a mix and match of both but then it's our endeavor to make sure that we inculcate we imbibe what the divine qualities so now in krishna is describing the demonic qualities we should see are we behaving like this or not if we are behaving then yes we have to rectify ourselves and how to do that by praying to krishna that oh krishna please help

3:08 i have got these demonic demonic qualities that you're speaking about in we can quote also to krishna 16th chapter shloka number four so let's discuss from the purport very beautifully it is described each and every called the demonic quality is described by prabhupada very very wonderfully in this words the royal road to hell is described so anyone who has these qualities exclusively such a person is paving his path towards hell there's no other destination destination is fixed for that person that is naraka hell here the first quality that is it is spoken about that so dhamba

3:53 basically means what here it is said the demonic want to make a show of religion and may end advancement in spiritual science although they do not follow the principles so such people know or such qualities called as dumber and we'll find in the age of kali there are many many people like that many people externally they'll show that they are really great advanced sages or saints but then internally fully contaminated not following any rules and regulations sometimes people also make the statement bhakti such nonsensical statements they make that's obvious obviously will be there in the heart but to get to that level one has to go

4:39 through the rules and regulations nicely under the guidance of the spiritual master and strictly follow and do nice sava then the person can reach to that stage where he can say okay i've got some bhava till then there is no bhav for sure it's only contamination in the heart so these people are donkeys who show that they are very religious but then they don't follow any principles second it's it's talking about what is that they're always arrogant or proud in possessing some wealth of education or so much wealth so it is said kunti maharani says this in srimad-bhagavatam janma aishwarya shruta and janma means very high birth in a very

5:26 high aristocratic family janma aishwarya means lot of wealth shutter means very high education and shri means beauty so she says anyone who has these they are not qualified for practicing bhakti obviously there are many many exceptions but it's a general statement that is made why because anyone who has these four qualities are these four things these four things or four opulence so such people will naturally be proud of possessing these four things and when we are proud of something we start seeing everyone as very very low right so such such quality is also categorized in the category of demonic qualities so that is number

6:12 the next quality that is given here is about abhimana what is the definition of abhimana they desire to be worshipped by others and demand respectability although they do not command respect see these people who have these demonic qualities they feel they are something they feel that they're something and they demand respect that i should be respected but then they feel that they're something but others also should feel right so others don't see any qualities in them so this desire that i should be worshipped i should be respected this is a demonic quality there's a person who is having wonderful qualities he'll be like a tree having a lot of fruits

6:57 so in a tree is having a lot of fruits so at that time the tree will bend naturally the tree will bend so a person who's having wonderful qualities divine qualities he will remain humble he'll never show off he'll never speak about it or you know express that he should be respected or something like that but then the demonic ones are like those trees which are standing straight no it does not have any fruits in it which are useless so in this way we understand that these demonic people they desire desire to be worshipped desire to be respected so we can analyze you know when you're speaking about all this do i have this quality if yes then we have to do something about it now

7:44 next thing that is given is about krodha and parushi over trifles they become very angry and speak harshly not gently i'm sure now all of us might have come across so many people in this world and also we might have come across our own selves doing this a small small thing small small thing people go crazy now in this age of kali no tolerance at all small things big fights and those fights will be so so so you know disastrous because people literally shoot bullets from their mouth which will kill the other person so harsh so harsh one of the divine quality is

8:31 to speak in such a way that the other person will not be agitated but the demonic people who are there are the ones who have these demonic qualities they will make sure that they will agitate the other people so this is what is parusha they will speak harshly and crow therefore small small things they will become angry and then here it is talked about agyana they do not know what should be done and what should not be done they do everything whimsically according to their own desire and they do not recognize any authority so demonic quality it comes or it is you know something which is shown when the person is not following the vedic scriptures when the person is not

9:17 under an authority a spiritual authority so it's a very very important thing to follow vedic scriptures especially bhagavad-gita srimad-bhagavatam as it is if we don't follow we naturally fall under the category of demons and since they don't read sastra they don't read bhagavad-gita bhagavatam what happens they'll not have discrimination power what is right what is wrong whimsically they will think whatever the mind is telling that to be correct and whatever the mind does not like that to be false so this is a very important point to note demons are the ones who have demonic qualities they are fully controlled by the mind and they listen only to the mind they don't accept any authority this is a very very disastrous quality

10:05 again which can destroy the person because as it is said in bhagavad-gita sixth chapter the mind which is not controlled is the greatest enemy the mind which is controlled is best of friends so these demonic people they have a mind is uncontrolled but obvious that mind will be the greatest enemy of these personalities and finally here prophet is saying that these demonic qualities are taken on by them from the beginning of their bodies in the wombs of their mothers and as they grow they manifest all these inauspicious qualities so maybe from the past life some samskar some impressions and when the lady is pregnant now she might

10:52 do some demonic activities which will have a good number of impressions on the child who's there in the womb so like this when the child comes out of the womb these quadhi samskaras these impressions are already there slowly and steadily these qualities will start fully manifesting and then we'll be able to realize oh it was a demoniac child so it's a very important point to note as devotees we should aspire to remove these demonic qualities if we have within us surely you know these qualities will be there in minor quantities in us if not fully but then it's our duty to pray to krishna and make sure we chant the hare krishna maha mantra very nicely miss every mantra every maha mantra

11:40 every word in the maha mantra when it goes into our ears it directly goes into our heart and it cleanses the heart it removes all the contamination so the contamination is removed when the contamination is removed basically it means the impressions are removed and when the impressions are removed then these qualities will not exist artificially we cannot do it no i will not become proud or i'll not do this oh i'll no i'll not desire for getting respect all this will come naturally we are in the age of kali a age full of darkness so naturally we will also have darkness within our heart so what are we supposed to do we have to make sure that we do bhakti intensely and invite krishna into our heart chant the holy names intensely

12:26 16 rounds of hare krishna maha mantra read bhagavad gita is given for that so that we understand what is right what is wrong make a proper discrimination between the two and associate with those devotees who are divine qualities we associate with those who are demons we will become demons we associate with those who are like devatas we will become like them and then the prasad the food that we eat that should be prasada offered to krishna basically the satwik food in the future chapter we'll see you know that how are the foods categorized also and obviously not rendering service so it's very important to have physical association or devotees so i always recommend that go to the nearby schon temple and render some service so when we do all these different things

13:13 without our notice the bluish blackish boy will do all the needful he will come with his flute and peacock feather and he will come and clean the heart he will give us the divine qualities and then he'll take us back home back to godhead also so this is what we have to do just to depend on that bluish blackish boy who's so beautiful who is who is just attracting anyone and everyone except us so we're just waiting for that day when he'll attract us also when we are fully purified so in this way krishna has given a list of the demonic qualities now there's a problem arjuna is hearing all this he heard divine qualities now here he's hearing demonic qualities so arjuna might be

14:00 thinking oh now i'm in a war so when i'm killing all of them so does that mean that i am also having these demonic qualities just to help arjuna understand that he is not a demon krishna is speaking the next verse so let's see that in the next video [Music]