Verse 16.10 : Daivasura Sampad Vibhaga Yoga "Divine & Demonic Natures"
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The Translation
“Giving themselves up to insatiable desire, filled with hypocrisy, pride, and arrogance, they hold deluded beliefs through illusion, and act with impure vows.”
Commentary & Insights
Krishna describes the internal driving forces of the demoniac. In ancient Vedic culture, a person’s vows (vratas) were sacred commitments to self-discipline and purity. The demoniac, however, corrupt this practice by making impure vows to acquire wealth and power.
Practical Application
1
Identify one addictive desire or consumer habit and practice a 24-hour fast from it.
2
Gently call out your own hypocrisy when you notice you are preaching one thing but doing another.
Reflections & Notes
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Self-Reflection Prompts
- Why is selfish desire described as 'insatiable' (dushpuram)? Have you ever noticed how satisfying a craving only leads to more cravings?
- What are some 'impure resolves' or unethical commitments (ashuci-vrata) that people make in pursuit of money or power?
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16.10
काममाश्रित्य दुष्पूरं दम्भमानमदान्विताः
Shankara comments that 'duṣpūram' means desire can never be satiated, like fire fed with oil. Driven by this, they lose all sense of purity. 'Asad-grāhān' refers to false and superstitious goals which they pursue through delusion.