BG 16.5
The divine qualities lead to liberation, while the demonic qualities lead to bondage. Do not grieve, Arjuna, for you are endowed with great divine wealth.
मा शुचः सम्पदं दैवीमभिजातोऽसि पाण्डव
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daivī — divine
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sampad — qualities
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vimokṣhāya — toward liberation
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nibandhāyāsurī — bondage to demonic qualities
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nibandhāya — to bondage
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āsurī — demonic qualities
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matā — are considered
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mā — do not
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śhuchaḥ — grieve
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sampadaṁ — virtues
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daivīm — saintly, godly
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abhijāto — born
abhijātaḥ -
’si — you are
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pāṇḍava — Arjuna
Hypocrisy, arrogance, self-conceit, anger, cruelty, and ignorance, all belong to those of demonic nature. The divine qualities lead to liberation, while the demonic qualities lead to bondage. Do not grieve, Arjuna, for you are endowed with great divine wealth.
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