Character

Bhagavad-Gītā
Chapter 16

Of the Divine and Wicked
TEXTS 1-3
श्री भगवान् उवाच
अभ्यं सत्त्व-संशुद्धिर् ज्ञान-योग-व्यवस्थिथिः
दनं दमश् च यज्ञस् च स्वाध्यायस् तप आर्जवम्
अहिंस सत्यम् अक्रोधास् त्यागः शान्तिर् अपैशुनम्
दया भूतेष्व् अलोलुप्त्वं मार्दवं ह्रीर् अचापलम्

śrī bhagavān uvāca
abhyaṃ sattva-saṃśuddhir jñāna-yoga-vyavasthithiḥ
danaṃ damaś ca yajñas ca svādhyāyas tapa ārjavam
ahiṃsa satyam akrodhās tyāgaḥ śāntir apaiśunam 
dayā bhūteṣv aloluptvaṃ mārdavaṃ hrīr acāpalam
tejaḥ kṣama dhṛtiḥ śaucam adroho nāti māniā 
bhavanti sampadaṃ daivim abhijātasya bhārata

The Lord said,

"Blessed are those who know the soul to be eternal, for they are fearless.

Blessed are those who seek purity in their daily lives.

Blessed are those who walk in the path of divine love.

Those who find wisdom in knowledge are godly

Sacrifice is blessed, as is charity and Vedic study.

Blessed are those who live in harmony and peace:

the austere and simple, the placid and true.

All these are divine qualities.

To forgive is divine.

Blessed are those who are free from anger,

for anger and pride are wicked.

 

Blessed are the renounced and peaceful;

Blessed are those do not find fault with others.

The godly are compassionate. They do not covet.

The righteous are gentle and modest,

steady in purpose, strong in spirit.

Cleanliness is godliness.

 

And blessed are those who are  free from envy, malice and pride."

Arjuna and Krishna

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दैवी सम्पद् विमोक्षाय निबन्धायासुरि मता

मा शुचः सम्पदं दैवीम् अभिजातो ऽस् पाण्डव

द्वौ भूत-सर्गौ लोके ऽस्मिन् दैव आसुर एव च 

दिअव विस्तरशः प्रोक्त आसुरम् पार्थ मे शृणु

प्रवृत्तिं च निवृत्तिं च जन न विदुर् आसुराः

न शौचं नापि चाचरो न सत्यं तेषु विद्यते

असत्यम् अप्रतिष्ठम् ते जगद् आहुर् अनीश्वरम्

अपरस्पर सम्बूतम् किम् अन्यत् काम हैतुकम्

daivī sampad vimokṣāya nibandhāyāsuri matā

mā śucaḥ sampadaṃ daivīm abhijāto 's pāṇḍava

dvau bhūta-sargau loke 'smin daiva āsura eva ca 

diava vistaraśaḥ prokta āsuram pārtha me śṛṇu

pravṛttiṃ ca nivṛttiṃ ca jana na vidur āsurāḥ

na śaucaṃ nāpi cācaro na satyaṃ teṣu vidyate

asatyam apratiṣṭham te jagad āhur anīśvaram

aparaspara sambūtam kim anyat kāma haitukam

The Lord said,

"Proud are the wicked; their sin is pride and arrogance, anger and conceit.

The Lord said, "There is no place for anger, harshness or ignorance in the hearts of great souls.

The are wicked in their ignorance and avoid right action; They do wrong and think it right."

The demonic promote the culture of ignorance.

"Neither purity, nor truth, nor proper behavior is found in them. They say that the world is unreal, without basis, with no God in control, a consequence of lust without moral ground. Their philosophy is voidism and ignorance. "

Atheist logic

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The Lord said, "Baffled by lust, anger, and greed these lost souls of feeble minds destroy the world with their demonic labors."

"Driven by ambition, full of hypocrisy and greed, the wicked act with impure resolve to control the universe. These deluded souls are sworn to unclean work with the gratification of their selfish desires their only motive. "

"Controlled by their desires, attracted to the temporary pleasures of this world, they labor to amass wealth. Their god is gold; their religion is sex, money, and power.  

They believe that the goal of human civilization is amusement. 

"Luxury, indulgence, and sensual pleasure is their prime necessity, with no thought for knowledge, sacrifice, or charity. Self-gratification is more important for them than self-realization, and so they turn to darkness."

"Bound by lust, anger, greed, and pride, they use sharp practices to gain advantages and wealth to satisfy their inflamed desires. 

The ungodly think, “I have so much today, but soon I will get more. My plans are invincible."

  Such demons think, "These are my enemies; I shall slay my foes and plot to slay the others who are against me. In this way I rule. I am the master. I am the center of the universe. I am successful, powerful. This is happiness. No one is stronger or happier than I am. I will give some charity to increase me fame, and so everyone will worship me as the king of everything.”

In this way the wicked, filled with ego and charmed by dreams of being proud and powerful fall into the meshes of delusion. Addicted to their own desires and baffled by ego they go down into the darkness of hell.

Self-involved, stubborn in their ignorance, arrogant in their foolishness, the wicked are deluded by ego and wealth, by lust, anger, and greed. They invent religions and sacrifices to go with them to increase their pride. Creating traditions and doctrines they perform all kinds of godless ceremonies without following any principles of purity and knowledge.

So bewildered by ego, they envy the godly. 

"Those who promote the culture of ignorance hate the culture of devotion. Such fallen and malicious souls envy the divine nature. They are envious of Me. They hate God Himself, who dwells in the hearts of all living souls. They become atheists and blaspheme God.

"This human scum, mean and envious, is cast by Me into the depths of the ocean of birth and death. By their wicked deeds they are placed into the unholy wombs of the lowest species.

"Living in corrupted life forms, such souls sink further down into ignoranceIn such darkness they cannot attain me. Know this: Lust, anger, and greed are the three gates of hell, O Arjuna. Abandon these, for they lead to ruin and corruption.

Blessed are those who escape these three gates of hell.

Blessed is the noble soul who acts for the spirit and realizes the highest domain.

The godly qualities lead to the highest form of liberation; a wicked nature leads to bondage in birth and death. Have no fear, Arjuna, for you were born with godly qualities. One who avoids these truths as they are given in scripture and who acts in lust, anger, and pride shall achieve neither perfection, nor happiness, nor the highest domain.

Know therefore, what is right action and what is wrong. Act not from instinct; study what is written in the scriptures, understand their conclusions and perform right action in knowledge.