Pravrttim ca nivrttim ca jana na vidur asurah, na shaucam napi cacaro na satyam teshu vidyate
Those of demoniac nature do not know what is to be done and what is not to be done. Neither purity, nor proper conduct, nor truthfulness is found in them. The demoniac are characterized by a fundamental ignorance of dharma — they lack the internal compass of purity, right conduct, and truthfulness that guides the divine nature.
- •The demoniac lack discernment between right and wrong action
- •Absence of purity, proper conduct, and truthfulness marks the demoniac disposition
- •Moral ignorance — not merely wrong action — is the root of the demoniac nature