Chapter 16: Daivasura Sampad Vibhaga Yoga, verse 7
प्रवृत्तिं च निवृत्तिं च जना न विदुरासुराः।
न शौचं नापि चाचारो न सत्यं तेषु विद्यते ॥
Say itpravṛittiṁ cha nivṛittiṁ cha janā na vidur āsurāḥ
na śhauchaṁ nāpi chāchāro na satyaṁ teṣhu vidyate
Translation
The demoniacal do not know what to do and what to refrain from; they have neither purity, nor right conduct, nor truth.
Swami Sivananda
Neither do the demoniacal persons understand what should be done and what should not be done; nor do they possess purity, good conduct, or truthfulness.
Swami Gambirananda
Follows the commentary of Shankara (Advaita).
The demoniacal men neither know action nor renunciation. They have no cleanliness, nor right conduct, nor truth.
Swami Adidevananda
Follows the commentary of Ramanuja (Vishishtadvaita).
The demoniac do not know the origin and the dissolution; neither purity, nor good conduct, nor truth exists in them.
Dr. S. Sankaranarayan
Follows the commentary of Abhinavagupta (Kashmir Shaivism).
The godless do not know how to act or renounce; they lack both purity and truth. They do not understand the right principles of conduct.
Shri Purohit Swami
आसुरी प्रकृतिवाले मनुष्य प्रवृत्ति और निवृत्तिको नहीं जानते और उनमें न बाह्यशुद्धि, न श्रेष्ठ आचरण तथा न सत्य-पालन ही होता है।
Swami Ramsukhdas
आसुरी स्वभाव के लोग न प्रवृत्ति को; जानते हैं और न निवृत्ति को उनमें न शुद्धि होती है, न सदाचार और न सत्य ही होता है।
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.