Abhaya Sattva Samsiddhi Jnane Avasthan

The Blessed Lord said: Fearlessness, purification of one's existence,
cultivation of spiritual knowledge, charity, self-control, performance of
sacrifice, study of the Vedas, austerity and simplicity; nonviolence,
truthfulness, freedom from anger; renunciation, tranquility, aversion to
faultfinding, compassion and freedom from covetousness; gentleness, modesty and
steady determination; vigor, forgiveness, fortitude, cleanliness, freedom from
envy and the passion for honor--these transcendental qualities, O son of
Bharata, belong to godly men endowed with divine nature.

Arrogance, pride, anger, conceit, harshness and ignorance--these qualities
belong to those of demoniac nature, O son of Prtha.

The
transcendental qualities are conducive to liberation, whereas the demoniac
qualities make for bondage. Do not worry, O son of Pandu, for you are born with
the divine qualities.

O
son of Prtha, in this world there are two kinds of created beings. One is
called the divine and the other demoniac. I have already explained to you at
length the divine qualities. Now hear from Me of the demoniac.

Those who are demoniac do not know what is to be done and what is not to be
done. Neither cleanliness nor proper behavior nor truth is found in them.

They say that this world is unreal, that there is no foundation and that there
is no God in control. It is produced of sex desire, and has no cause other than
lust.

Following such conclusions, the demoniac, who are lost to themselves and who
have no intelligence, engage in unbeneficial, horrible works meant to destroy
the world.

The demoniac, taking shelter of insatiable lust, pride and false prestige, and
being thus illusioned, are always sworn to unclean work, attracted by the
impermanent.

They believe that to gratify the senses unto the end of life is the prime
necessity of human civilization. Thus there is no end to their anxiety. Being
bound by hundreds and thousands of desires, by lust and anger, they secure
money by illegal means for sense gratification.

The demoniac person thinks: "So much wealth do I have today, and I will
gain more according to my schemes. So much is mine now, and it will increase in
the future, more and more. He is my enemy, and I have killed him; and my other
enemy will also be killed. I am the lord of everything. I am the enjoyer. I am perfect,
powerful and happy. I am the richest man, surrounded by aristocratic relatives.
There is none so powerful and happy as I am. I shall perform sacrifices, I
shall give some charity, and thus I shall rejoice." In this way, such
persons are deluded by ignorance.

Thus perplexed by various anxieties and bound by a network of illusions, one
becomes too strongly attached to sense enjoyment and falls down into hell.

Self-complacent and always impudent, deluded by wealth and false prestige, they
sometimes perform sacrifices in name only without following any rules or
regulations.

Bewildered by false ego, strength, pride, lust and anger, the demon becomes
envious of the Supreme Personality of Godhead, who is situated in his own body
and in the bodies of others, and blasphemes against the real religion.

Those who are envious and mischievous, who are the lowest among men, are cast
by Me into the ocean of material existence, into various demoniac species of
life.

Attaining repeated birth amongst the species of demoniac life, such persons can
never approach Me. Gradually they sink down to the most abominable type of
existence.

There are three gates leading to this hell--lust, anger and greed. Every sane
man should give these up, for they lead to the degradation of the soul.

The man who has escaped these three gates of hell, O son of Kunti, performs
acts conducive to self-realization and thus gradually attains the supreme
destination.

But he who discards scriptural injunctions and acts according to his own whims
attains neither perfection, nor happiness, nor the supreme destination.

One should understand what is duty and what is not duty by the regulations of
the scriptures. Knowing such rules and regulations, one should act so that he
may gradually be elevated.

Thus Bhaktivedanta sings the song of Sri Gita, with the hope that hearing this,
Krsna conscious pure devotees will be pleased.