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द्वौ भूतसर्गौ लोकेऽस्मिन्दैव आसुर एव च । दैवो विस्तरशः प्रोक्त आसुरं पार्थ मे शृणु॥६-३८-६॥
In this world there are two kinds of created dispositions: the divine and the āsuric. The divine has been explained in detail; now hear from Me, O Pārtha, about the āsuric.
english translation
प्रवृत्तिं च निवृत्तिं च जना न विदुरासुराः । न शौचं नापि चाचारो न सत्यं तेषु विद्यते॥६-३८-७॥
Persons of an asuric disposition do not understand what ought to be undertaken and what ought to be renounced. In them there is neither purity, nor proper conduct, nor truthfulness.
english translation
असत्यमप्रतिष्ठं ते जगदाहुरनीश्वरम् । अपरस्परसंभूतं किमन्यत्कामहैतुकम्॥६-३८-८॥
They declare the world to be without truth, without foundation, and without a governing principle; they say it arises without causal order—what else, they claim, except from desire as its motive cause?
english translation
एतां दृष्टिमवष्टभ्य नष्टात्मानोऽल्पबुद्धयः । प्रभवन्त्युग्रकर्माणः क्षयाय जगतोऽहिताः॥६-३८-९॥
Holding fast to this view, those with impaired self-governance and limited discernment become agents of harsh conduct, acting to the detriment of the world and toward its deterioration.
english translation
काममाश्रित्य दुष्पूरं दम्भमानमदान्विताः । मोहाद्गृहीत्वासद्ग्राहान्प्रवर्तन्तेऽशुचिव्रताः॥६-३८-१०॥
Relying on insatiable desire, and marked by hypocrisy, arrogance, and intoxication with self-importance, they—through delusion—adopt false doctrines and proceed with impure commitments.
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