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Chapter 16
instead of realizing God. So the term Yogi, has been used for them [1], otherwise persons who perform actions, for their fruit cannot be called, Yogis.
The second fruit, is that people of demoniac nature, fall into a foul hell [2].Those who, being overwhelmed with desire, commit sins and injustice etc., go to hell, such as 'Kumbhipaka' etc.
The third fruit of demoniac nature, is that those evil-doers, are hurled into the wombs of demons and then they go to most abominable type of existence, [3].
Ma sucah sampadam daivimabhijato'si pandava:- Divine nature, leads to salvation while demoniac one, leads to bondage. Lord Krsna, explains to Arjuna, that he is born with a divine nature, so that be may not doubt, whether he is born with divine nature, or not.
A striver, having attained divine nature naturally follows the path of Action, Knowledge or Devotion. All the sins of a Karmayogi, through actions and those of a Jnanayogi, through the fire of wisdom, are destroyed[4]. But the Lord destroys, all the sins of Bhaktiyogi[5]; and delivers him from, the ocean of birth and death[6].
Ma sueah:- Lord Krsna, in the third verse, addresses Arjuna as 'Bharata', in the fourth verse as Partha, and in the fifth verse as 'Pandava', in order to encourage him. By addressing him as Bharata, He means to say, that he belongs to an excellent family; and by addressing him as Partha, he says that he is the son of Prtha (Kunti), who served even those who had feelings of enmity towards her. And by addressing him as Pandava, he wants to emphasize, that he is the son of a righteous and noble father, Pandu. Thus because of his excellent family, noble and virtuous parents, he possesses a divine nature. So he should not, grieve.
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