Gita 16.19

Chapter 16: Divine & Demonic

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Gita 16.19
तानहं द्विषतः क्रूरान्संसारेषु नराधमान्। क्षिपाम्यजस्रमशुभानासुरीष्वेव योनिषु॥

tān ahaṁ dviṣataḥ krūrān saṁsāreṣu narādhamān kṣipāmy ajasram aśubhān āsurīṣv eva yoniṣu

"These cruel haters, the lowest of humanity, the inauspicious ones, I constantly cast into the cycles of rebirth in demonic wombs."

What This Means:

These hateful, cruel, lowest people, I continuously throw them into demonic births in the cycle of existence. Their nature perpetuates through rebirth.

Going Deeper:

'Tān dviṣataḥ krūrān narādhamān aśubhān', those haters, cruel ones, lowest of men, inauspicious. 'Kṣipāmi ajasram', I continuously cast. 'Saṁsāreṣu āsurīṣu eva yoniṣu', into demonic wombs in the cycles. This isn't divine vindictiveness but karmic law: demonic nature leads to demonic births, perpetuating the cycle. Like attracts like.

How To Apply This:

This isn't punishment but natural consequence, demonic tendencies create demonic circumstances. Your character shapes your future. Cultivate divine qualities now to shape better conditions ahead.

Key Sanskrit Terms:

dviṣataḥ= haterskrūrān= cruelnarādhamān= lowest of humanityāsurīṣu yoniṣu= demonic wombs