🪷 Daivāsura-Sampad-Vibhāga · Ethical Self-Reflection
Bhagavad Gītā Chapter 16 · 24 verses · a śāstra-led mirror for conduct before BG 17 (faith) and BG 18 (resolution)
Daivāsura-Sampad · Sources and Connected Readings
Open these optional pathways for Vidhyamitra's evidence boundaries and the wider spiritual context for BG 16 daivī qualities, āsurī cautions, and dharma-diagnostic responsibility.
BG 16.1-3 · The 26 Daivī Qualities (divine disposition)
| # | Sanskrit | IAST | English | Category | Verse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | अभयम् | abhayam | Fearlessness | self control | BG 16.1 |
| 2 | सत्त्वसंशुद्धिः | sattva-saṁśuddhi | Purity of mind | inner purity | BG 16.1 |
| 3 | ज्ञानयोगव्यवस्थितिः | jñāna-yoga-vyavasthiti | Steadfastness in jñāna-yoga | discernment | BG 16.1 |
| 4 | दानम् | dāna | Charity | compassion | BG 16.1 |
| 5 | दमश्च | dama | Self-control (of senses) | self control | BG 16.1 |
| 6 | यज्ञश्च | yajña | Performance of sacrifice (yajña) | devotion | BG 16.1 |
| 7 | स्वाध्यायः | svādhyāya | Study of scripture (and self) | discernment | BG 16.1 |
| 8 | तपः | tapa | Austerity · tapas | self control | BG 16.1 |
| 9 | आर्जवम् | ārjava | Straightforwardness | inner purity | BG 16.1 |
| 10 | अहिंसा | ahiṁsā | Non-violence | compassion | BG 16.2 |
| 11 | सत्यम् | satya | Truthfulness | inner purity | BG 16.2 |
| 12 | अक्रोधः | akrodha | Freedom from anger | self control | BG 16.2 |
| 13 | त्यागः | tyāga | Renunciation | self control | BG 16.2 |
| 14 | शान्तिः | śānti | Peace · serenity | inner purity | BG 16.2 |
| 15 | अपैशुनम् | apaiśuna | Aversion to slander · no fault-finding | inner purity | BG 16.2 |
| 16 | दया भूतेषु | dayā bhūteṣu | Compassion toward all beings | compassion | BG 16.2 |
| 17 | अलोलुप्त्वम् | aloluptvam | Non-covetousness | self control | BG 16.2 |
| 18 | मार्दवम् | mārdava | Gentleness | compassion | BG 16.2 |
| 19 | ह्रीः | hrī | Modesty · sense of shame at wrongdoing | inner purity | BG 16.2 |
| 20 | अचापलम् | acāpala | Steadiness · not flighty | self control | BG 16.2 |
| 21 | तेजः | tejas | Vigor · ojas | self control | BG 16.3 |
| 22 | क्षमा | kṣamā | Forgiveness | compassion | BG 16.3 |
| 23 | धृतिः | dhṛti | Fortitude | self control | BG 16.3 |
| 24 | शौचम् | śauca | Purity (inner + outer) | inner purity | BG 16.3 |
| 25 | अद्रोहो | adroha | Non-malice | compassion | BG 16.3 |
| 26 | नातिमानिता | nātimānitā | Absence of pride | inner purity | BG 16.3 |
BG 16.4 · The 6 Āsurī Qualities (demonic disposition)
| # | Sanskrit | IAST | English | Verse |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | दम्भः | dambha | Ostentation · religious showmanship | BG 16.4 |
| 2 | दर्पः | darpa | Arrogance | BG 16.4 |
| 3 | अभिमानः | abhimāna | Self-conceit | BG 16.4 |
| 4 | क्रोधः | krodha | Anger | BG 16.4 |
| 5 | पारुष्यम् | pāruṣya | Harshness | BG 16.4 |
| 6 | अज्ञानम् | ajñāna | Ignorance | BG 16.4 |
BG 16.21 · The 3 Gates to Hell — the Universal Warning
कामः क्रोधस्तथा लोभस्तस्मादेतत्त्रयं त्यजेत्॥
"Threefold is this gate of hell, destroyer of the self — LUST (kāma) · ANGER (krodha) · GREED (lobha) — therefore one should ABANDON these three."
BG 16.23-24 · Śāstra as Pramāṇa
"He who abandons śāstra-vidhi and acts from kāma-impulse attains neither siddhi nor sukha nor the supreme goal. Therefore let ŚĀSTRA be your PRAMĀṆA (authority) in determining what is to be done and what is not." — BG 16.23-24
How to Read BG 16 Without Labelling a Person
Daivī practice: Read BG 16.1-3 as a lived practice mirror. Choose one named quality for deliberate action today, and assess it through conduct rather than a birth chart.
Āsurī caution: Read BG 16.4 as cautions about observable conduct. Do not use these words to label another person, community, jāti, or horoscope.
- कामः · kāma — Where did desire overrule discernment, consent, duty, or care for another being?
Practice: Pause the impulse, name it honestly, and choose an action consistent with dharma and non-harm. - क्रोधः · krodha — Where did anger move speech or action toward harshness, retaliation, or loss of discernment?
Practice: Interrupt harmful action, restore steadiness, and repair any injury caused by speech or conduct. - लोभः · lobha — Where did grasping make accumulation more important than fairness, sufficiency, or responsibility?
Practice: Practice restraint, truthful accounting, and dāna appropriate to one’s real circumstances.
Truth boundary: A horoscope does not establish moral character, vice-risk, daivī/āsurī identity, or liberation-worthiness. These verses are examined through lived conduct, responsibility, and contextual study of śāstra.
For developers / AI agents: GET /api/daivasura-sampada returns the scripture catalogue, reader self-checks, and explicit chart boundary as JSON. The older chart-shaped path remains temporarily compatible, but its birth inputs are ignored and do not classify moral character.
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