Bhagavad Gita
    Chapter 16 · The Divine and Demoniac Natures

    Verse 6

    Sanskrit Text — Chapter 16, Verse 6

    द्वौ भूतसर्गौ लोकेऽस्मिन् दैव आसुर एव च।दैवो विस्तरशः प्रोक्त आसुरं पार्थ मे श्रृणु।।16.6।।

    Transliteration (IAST)

    dvau bhūta-sargau loke ’smin daiva āsura eva cha daivo vistaraśhaḥ prokta āsuraṁ pārtha me śhṛiṇu

    Translation

    There are two types of beings in this world: the divine and the demoniac. The divine have been described at length. Hear from Me, O Arjuna, about the demoniac.
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