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Bhagavad Gita 16.6

Chapter 16, Verse 6

Part of 16: Daivāsura Sampad Vibhāg Yogदैवासुरसम्पद्विभागयोग

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

Transliteration

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

Meaning

There are two types of beings in this world: the divine and the demoniacal. The divine has been described at length; hear from Me, O Arjuna, about the demoniacal.

Word-by-word meaning
dvautwobhūta-sargauof created living beingslokein the worldasminthisdaivaḥdivineāsuraḥdemoniacevacertainlychaanddaivaḥthe divinevistaraśhaḥat great lengthproktaḥsaidāsuramthe demoniacpārthaArjun, the son of Prithamefrom meśhṛiṇuhear
Commentary

The two divisions of created beings, the one divine and the other satanic, carry on their respective activities in accordance with their natural tendencies or traits. In the Brihadaranyaka Upanishad also you will find Verily there are two classes of the Creators creatures -- gods and demons (I.3.1). Bhutasargau Creations of beings, types or classes of creatues. Creation here means what is created. The men who are created with the two kinds of nature, the divine and the demonical, are here mentioned as the two creations. Every man in this world comes under the one or the other of the two creations, the divine and the demoniacal. Lord Krishna says to Arjuna? I will now describe to thee the characteristics of those men who are endowed with the devilish alities. If you have an understanding of the demoniacal alities, you will avoid them. The demoniacal nature is described in detail to the very end of this discourse. There is some reference in chapter IX, verses 9? 11 and 12, to the demoniacal nature but as the description is incomplete it is completed in this discourse. The divine nature has been declared in detail by the blessed Lord in the previous chapters -- the state of a Sthitaprajna in chapter II, the state of a Bhagavata in chapter XII and the state of a Trigunatita in chapter XIV and in the first three verses of this discourse.

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What is the meaning of Bhagavad Gita Chapter 16, Verse 6?
There are two types of beings in this world: the divine and the demoniacal. The divine has been described at length; hear from Me, O Arjuna, about the demoniacal.
Which chapter and verse of the Bhagavad Gita is this?
This is verse 6 of Chapter 16 (Daivāsura Sampad Vibhāg Yog — Yoga through Discerning the Divine and Demoniac Natures) of the Bhagavad Gita, a scripture of 18 chapters and 700 verses spoken by Lord Krishna to Arjuna.