What is taught in Bhagavad Gita Chapter 16?
Chapter 16 (Daivasura Sampad Vibhaga Yoga) contains 24 verses in the canonical Mahabharata recension (0 curated in this study edition). The Yoga of Division between Divine and Demonic Natures. Outlines the 26 divine virtues that liberate the soul and the demonic tendencies that bind it into suffering.
Chapter Summary & Key Spiritual Teachings
The Yoga of Division between Divine and Demonic Natures. Outlines the 26 divine virtues that liberate the soul and the demonic tendencies that bind it into suffering.
Core Teachings:
- Fearlessness, purity of heart, steadfastness in knowledge and yoga, charity, self-control, sacrifice, austerity (Verses 1-3)
- Ostentation, arrogance, self-conceit, anger, harshness, and ignorance belong to the demonic nature (Verse 4)
- Three gates of hell that destroy the self: lust, anger, and greed; therefore abandon these three (Verse 21)
Chapter Verses with Gita Press Anvaya & Translation
Chapter Study Summary Active
This chapter comprises 24 verses in the canonical recension. The complete philosophical summary and essential spiritual teachings are provided above.
Digitized verse-by-verse Anvaya and commentary entries are currently available for Chapters 2, 3, 4, 6, 9, 12, and 18. Complete printed volumes may be consulted in Gita Press Gorakhpur Publication Code 502 / 2.