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Chapter 16
ahatikaram balam darpam kamam krodham ca samsritah
mamatmaparadehesu pradvisanto'bhyasiiyakah
Overwhelmed by egoism, brute force, arrogance, lust and anger, these detractors despise Me, Who is seated in their own bodies, and in the bodies of others. 18
Comment:-
Ahankeram balam darpam kamam krodham ea samsritah:- People possessing wicked nature, are given to egoism, force, arrogance, lust and anger. They depend on these propensities, in the same way, as devotees depend on God. They believe, that a person without these propensities, is humiliated and crushed. So, they cultivate these and perpetuate them, so that they may win honour, praise, name and fame, and may keep other people under control.
Mamatmaparadehesu pradvisantah:-The Lord says, that those people hate Him Who dwells in their own bodies, as well as, in the bodies of others. The ordinances of scriptures and jurisprudence (Smrtis), are His own ordinances. Those thus disobey Him, and are malicious against Him, are thrown into hell. They despise the Lord, in two ways. First they do not obey the voice of their conscience, which tells them what is right and what is wrong. Secondly, they despise, insult and distress other people, who are none other than, the manifestations of the Lord.
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