Speaker: Śrī Kṛṣṇa
तानहं द्विषतः क्रुरान्संसारेषु नराधमान् ।
क्षिपाम्यजस्रमशुभानासुरीष्वेव योनिषु ॥१९॥
tān ahaṁ dviṣataḥ krūrān
saṁsāreṣu narādhamān
kṣipāmy ajasram aśubhān
āsurīṣv eva yoniṣu
Word for word (synonyms)
- tān
- those
- aham
- I
- dviṣataḥ
- envious
- krūrān
- mischievous
- saṁsāreṣu
- into the ocean of material existence
- narādhamān
- the lowest of mankind
- kṣipāmi
- put
- ajasram
- innumerable
- aśubhān
- inauspicious
- āsurīṣu
- demoniac
- eva
- certainly
- yoniṣu
- in the wombs
Translation
Those who are envious and mischievous, who are the lowest among men, are cast by Me into the ocean of material existence, into various demoniac species of life.
Defined in the Gītā
Divine and demoniac
What are the divine and the demoniac natures?
The Blessed Lord said: Fearlessness, purification of one's existence, cultivation of spiritual knowledge, charity, self-control, performance of sacrifice, study of the Vedas, austerity and simplicity; nonviolence, truthfulness, freedom from anger; renunciation, tranquility, aversion to faultfinding, compassion and freedom from covetousness; gentleness, modesty and steady determination; vigor, forgiveness, fortitude, cleanliness, freedom from envy and the passion for honor—these transcendental qualities, O son of Bharata, belong to godly men endowed with divine nature.
Purport
Other scriptures cited in this purport: Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam
In this verse it is clearly indicated that the placing of a particular individual soul in a particular body is the prerogative of the supreme will. The demoniac person may not agree to accept the supremacy of the Lord, and it is a fact that he may act according to his own whims, but his next birth will depend upon the decision of the Supreme Personality of Godhead and not on himself. In the Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam, Third Canto, it is stated that an individual soul, after his death, is put into the womb of a mother where he gets a particular type of body under the supervision of superior power. Therefore in the material existence we find so many species of life—animals, insects, men, and so on. All are arranged by the superior power. They are not accidental. As for the demoniac, it is clearly said here that they are perpetually put into the wombs of demons, and thus they continue to be envious, the lowest of mankind. Such demoniac species of life are held to be always full of lust, always violent and hateful and always unclean. They are just like so many beasts in a jungle.
What this verse teaches
The study note for this verse is in editorial review.
- Themes
- Soul and Transmigration
In thematic compilations 1
Śrīla Prabhupāda lectures 1
- Bhagavad-gītā 16.17-19, Garden Conversation 1976-06-28
Bhagavad-gītā As It Is by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda © The Bhaktivedanta Book Trust International.