Chapter 16 • Verse 12

Daivasura Sampad Vibhaga Yoga

The Yoga of the Divine and Demoniac Natures

Sanskrit Verse

Asha-pasha-shatair baddhah kama-krodha-parayanah, ihante kama-bhogartham anyayenArtha-sancayan

Translation & Meaning

Bound by hundreds of desires and expectations, obsessed with lust and anger, they seek to accumulate wealth by unjust means for the gratification of their desires. This verse describes the entanglement of the demoniac in an ever-expanding web of desires, anger, and the relentless pursuit of wealth through unethical means.

Key Teachings

  • •Hundreds of expectations and desires bind the demoniac in a web of continuous craving
  • •Kama and krodha — lust and anger — are the twin engines of demoniac motivation
  • •Unjust accumulation of wealth is the natural consequence of sense-centered living

Topics

desireangerwealthunjust meansbondage
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