Bhagvad-Gita: Treatise of self-help by BS Murthy                                                                       <<Back to Chapter 15 Chapter-16: Frailty of Thought   This chapter of 24 slokas, known as daivaasura sampad vibhaaga yoga, The Characteristics of Virtuous and the Vile, deals with all aspects of virtue and evil including how they affect human life. S19 which implies that the Supreme Spirit condemns to hell those who hate Him is an obvious interpolation that contravenes Lord's affirmative statement in s29 ch.9, ‘None I favour;slight I none / But devout Mine all gain Me true’ and other such averred in many a context in this text. Be that as it may, when He is the indweller in all beings as postulated by the Lord himself, won’t the interpolative proposition of s19 amount to self-condemnation! 1      Thus spoke the Lord: Pure in heart ’n courage to boot Even mind with helping hand Works who hard ’n tries to grasp Austere, upright, and well-read – 2        Even tempered, loves he peace Liberal minded with kind heart Calm ’n truthful, well mannered Fickle he not or calumnious Modest natured covets he not - 3      Free of bias he’s fair-minded Strong in will, he stalls envy Humble, and he forgives too He’s virtuous thus earmarked. 4      Make all vile, rude guys all Vainglorious ’n haughty too, Besides being indignant   No less are they indulgent. 5      Gives as virtue man freedom Keeps him vileness ever constrined.  6      World is as of good ’n bad Serves thee to know latter too. 7      Conduct of theirs lacks virtue Bear they demeanour that’s impure. 8      Branding beings sexual products Reckon not such in God ’n truth. 9 These small minds, of ruined souls  Wreck they world with acts of wrath. 10 Pride ’n lust, long wish list Vile in conceit live impure. 11    Seeing life as one to gloat Vile by impulse go to lengths. 12    Seek vile creatures ever shortcuts On way to wants, they ill-get wealth.   13 Think all vile, in like terms - This is mine so let me keep Why not have I more of it. 14 Foe this mine I’ve truly floored Won’t I tackle the rest of them Sure I’m Lord of mine own world. 15    Note all vile, gloat as such - Besides wealthy, I’m well-born  Won’t I give and enjoy too. 16 To their hurt in illusion vile End up slaves of joys of flesh.  17    In vainglory live all vile  And for show-off spend they well.  18    Blinded by pride, lustful lot Me they ill-treat lay in them. 20    Live all deluded far from Me   Depraved ladder they go down. 21    Detours, lust, wrath ’n greed  Self-destruct to go hellward. 22    Steer if clear, perils these men Sees they then the path perfect. 23    In their impulse vile impinge Upon the scriptures that hold good And thus keep ever from Supreme. 24 Ordain scriptures rights ’n wrongs It’s now left to choose thy course.   Ends thus: Frailty of Thought, The Sixteenth Chapter   Of Bhagavad-Gita, Treatise of self-help.      (cont...)  <<Back to Chapter 15 Introduction  Chapter 1   Chapter 2    Chapter 3    Chapter 4    Chapter 5    Chapter 6  Chapter 7  Chapter 8    Chapter 9   Chapter 10 Chapter 11   Chapter 12 Chapter 13 Chapter 14  Chapter 15  Chapter 16  Chapter 17  Chapter 18 Hinduism main page