Chapter 16 · Verse 6 · Daivasura Sampad Vibhaga Yoga
Bhagavad Gita 16.6
Sanskrit
द्वौ भूतसर्गौ लोकेऽस्मिन् दैव आसुर एव च।दैवो विस्तरशः प्रोक्त आसुरं पार्थ मे श्रृणु।।16.6।।
Transliteration
dvau bhūta-sargau loke ’smin daiva āsura eva cha daivo vistaraśhaḥ prokta āsuraṁ pārtha me śhṛiṇu
In plain words
Right now, you may feel pulled in two directions—toward what lifts you up and toward what tears you down. That pull you feel isn't weakness; it's the oldest battle in creation itself, happening inside you. Krishna says: you have the power to see which force is moving through you in this moment, and once you see it clearly, you can choose again.
Word by Word
Krishna now unveils the cosmic architecture of consciousness itself—two fundamental natures moving through all creation, the divine and the demoniac. The divine nature draws us toward our eternal Self, while the demoniac pulls us into contraction and forgetting.
To know which force is moving through you in this moment is to reclaim your freedom. This discernment between the two natures is not judgment but clear seeing—the first step toward choosing what you truly are.
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Bhagavad Gita 16.6 — BG 16.6
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