Chapter 16: Daivāsura-sampad-vibhāga-yoga: – Divine and Demonic CharacteristicsVerse 16
अनेकचित्तविभ्रान्ता मोहजालसमावृता: ।
प्रसक्ता: कामभोगेषु पतन्ति नरकेऽशुचौ ॥
aneka-citta-vibhrāntā
moha-jāla-samāvṛtā:
prasaktā: kāma-bhogeṣu
patanti narake’śucau – 16.16
Confounded by many (egoistic) thoughts, surrounded by the net of delusion, extremely glued to desires and their gratification, they fall into the most filthy hell.
Chapter 16: Daivāsura-sampad-vibhāga-yoga: – Divine and Demonic Characteristics - Verse 16
Swami Bhoomananda Tirtha
Krishna continues the description of the villainous and destructive ways of the āsura people, who will not mend their ways, and hence court the most downgrading plight of human life.
They foster criss-cross thoughts of greed and domination. Confounded by these and enveloped by widespread delusion, they are unable to extricate themselves from the clutches of passion and the gratification it seeks in various ways.
With all these, do they succeed in their ways? The answer is very clear. The subtle laws operating within Creation are too powerful to be flouted or overcome.
Those of vicious resolve are led by its irresistible force. They get overpowered by mighty ambitions, and are thrown to abysmal depths of hell – the downfall human life courts on this earth! The wicked dig their own graves. It is their thoughts and actions that drive them to such a plight!
