Chapter 16: Daivāsura-sampad-vibhāga-yoga: / Verse 24

Krishna’s elaborate description about the āsura tendencies and characteristics, is to caution every one about the pitfalls likely to occur while living in the world. The redress lies in getting exposed to sastras, and adhering to what they state. Scriptures impart the art and science of interacting with the world in a manner that one gets enriched every time.

To listen to scriptures is to be enlightened. They instil ethics of character, behaviour and interaction. Know the message of scriptures first by listening to the Wise. Then will you irresistibly be led to the right path and goal – a point that cannot be over-emphasized!

Arjuna’s discomfiture in Kurukshetra and keeping his bow and arrow down, insisting he would not fight, and Krishna providing him the right perception, is the best illustration for the relevance and role of scriptures in our life!