Chapter 16: Daivasura Sampad Vibhaga Yoga, verse 6
द्वौ भूतसर्गौ लोकेऽस्मिन् दैव आसुर एव च।
दैवो विस्तरशः प्रोक्त आसुरं पार्थ मे श्रृणु ॥
Say itdvau bhūta-sargau loke ’smin daiva āsura eva cha
daivo vistaraśhaḥ prokta āsuraṁ pārtha me śhṛiṇu
Translation
There are two types of beings in this world: the divine and the demoniacal. The divine has been described at length; hear from Me, O Arjuna, about the demoniacal.
Swami Sivananda
In this world, there are two kinds of creation of beings: the divine and the demoniacal. The divine has been spoken of elaborately. Hear about the demoniacal from Me, O son of Prtha.
Swami Gambirananda
Follows the commentary of Shankara (Advaita).
There are two types of beings in this world: the divine and the demoniac. The divine have been described at length. Hear from Me, O Arjuna, about the demoniac.
Swami Adidevananda
Follows the commentary of Ramanuja (Vishishtadvaita).
There are two types of creations of beings in this world: the divine and the demoniac. The divine one has been described in detail; hear now the demoniac one from Me, O son of Prtha!
Dr. S. Sankaranarayan
Follows the commentary of Abhinavagupta (Kashmir Shaivism).
No changes needed.
Shri Purohit Swami
इस लोकमें दो तरहके प्राणियोंकी सृष्टि है -- दैवी और आसुरी। दैवीका तो मैंने विस्तारसे वर्णन कर दिया, अब हे पार्थ ! तुम मेरेसे आसुरीका विस्तार सुनो।
Swami Ramsukhdas
हे पार्थ ! इस लोक में दो प्रकार की भूतिसृष्टि है, दैवी और आसुरी। उनमें देवों का स्वभाव (दैवी सम्पदा) विस्तारपूर्वक कहा गया है; अब असुरों के स्वभाव को विस्तरश: मुझसे सुनो।
Swami Tejomayananda
Classical commentariesFor deeper study. Most are in the original Sanskrit.
Advaita
Non-dual: the self and the absolute are one.
Vishishtadvaita
Qualified non-dual: souls are real parts of the divine.
Dvaita
Dual: the soul and God are eternally distinct.
Shuddhadvaita
Pure non-dual, centred on grace and devotion.
Kashmir Shaivism
The Gita read through Trika Shaiva philosophy.
Modern teachers
20th-century teachers writing for today's readers.
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Cultivates
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