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Chapter 16 · Verse 6 · Daivasura Sampad Vibhaga Yoga

Bhagavad Gita 16.6

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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

Word by Word

dvau two
bhūta-sargau of created living beings
loke in the world
asmin this
daivaḥ divine
āsuraḥ demoniac
eva certainly
cha and
daivaḥ the divine
vistaraśhaḥ at great length
proktaḥ said
āsuram the demoniac
pārtha Arjun, the son of Pritha
me from me
śhṛiṇu hear
Simplified Perspective

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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Sanskrit text from the Bhagavad Gita (public domain). Commentary © Mahakatha.

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