Chapter 16 · Verse 18 · Daivasura Sampad Vibhaga Yoga
Bhagavad Gita 16.18
Sanskrit
अहङ्कारं बलं दर्पं कामं क्रोधं च संश्रिताः।मामात्मपरदेहेषु प्रद्विषन्तोऽभ्यसूयकाः।।16.18।।
Transliteration
ahankāraṁ balaṁ darpaṁ kāmaṁ krodhaṁ cha sanśhritāḥ mām ātma-para-deheṣhu pradviṣhanto ’bhyasūyakāḥ
In plain words
When anger takes over—when you want to lash out, when pride makes you small someone else, when resentment hardens into hatred—you're actually wounding yourself first. Krishna says: that pride and rage are a poison you drink, and it separates you from the very love and peace your heart is starving for. The way out is gentler than you think: notice when ego speaks, pause, and choose humility instead—not weakness, but the unshakeable strength of someone who knows their own worth and doesn't need to prove it by diminishing another.
Word by Word
When ego, arrogance, and unchecked desire become our foundation, we naturally abuse both ourselves and others—trapped in a cycle of hatred that separates us from the Divine presence within all beings. The demoniac temperament doesn't hate God externally; it hates the very presence of consciousness and conscience—in its own heart first, then projected outward.
When you feel the urge to diminish someone, pause: you are practicing separation from your own Self. The antidote is simple: notice when pride whispers its lies, and return to humility as your true strength.
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Bhagavad Gita 16.18 — BG 16.18
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