Fate of demoniac — They glide down to hell
Attaining repeated birth among demoniac species, such persons can never approach Me
Gradually they sink down to the most abominable type of existence
a“Never attain Me” — explained as follows:
Life after life they are put into demoniac wombs, go down and down, at last achieve bodies like cats, dogs and hogs (Ref. Vedas states similar fact)
What is the hope for them – Practically no chance of receiving God’s mercy at any stage of life
bWhat is the hope for them because God is supposed to be all Merciful:
Reference for Lord as All Merciful – Ref. Vedanta Sutra: Supreme Lord has no hatred for anyone
Another feature of His mercy – The placing of asuras in the lowest status of life is simply another feature of His mercy
Different aspects of Lord’s mercy
Sometimes the asuras are killed by the Lord – they get liberated
Part of Lord’s mercy is how He reciprocates with consciousness of living entity. If a living entity desires to be in a position where he can have total forgetfulness of Krishna, while Lording over the material energy, Krishna gives that position to Him SUMMARISED THEME 16B DEMONIAC NATURE A) Demonaic qualities (16.4)
1Pride 2. Anger 3. Arrogance 4. Conceit 5. Harshness 6. Ignorance B) Demoniac nature (16.7)
They do not know what is to be done and what is not to be done
They do not follow sastra
Unclean and proper behaviour
Not truthful and self-centered C) Demonaic philosophy (16.8)
World is unreal with no God in control
No cause other than lust and thus this world is produced of sex desire D) Demoniac attitude and engagements (16.9 & 16.11 – 16.12)
The demoniac are lost to themselves (illusioned) and have no intelligence
Sense gratification is the “prime necessity of human civilization”
Engaged in unbeneficial, horrible works meant to destroy the world
Secure money by illegal means for sense-gratification E) Demoniac mentality (16.10 & 16.13 – 16.15)
They take shelter of insatiable lust
They are absorbed in the conceit of pride and false prestige
Always sworn to unclean work and attracted by impermanent
“I am the controller and the enjoyer”
“I am perfect and powerful”
“My enemies are defeated and I am happy”
“I am the Lord of everything that I survey” F) Result of demonaic work (16.16)
Perplexed by various anxieties
Too strong attachment to sense enjoyment
Falldown to hell G) Demoniac preachings (16.17 – 16.18)
They are envious of God, saintly persons and scriptures
They proudly perform sacrifices in name only, without following any rules or regulations
Preach that whatever path one creates is one’s own path – there is no standard path
Others concoct their own God
Some preach that God is dead
Others say: “You are all yourselves God” H) Fate of demonaic (16.19 – 16.20)
They are perpetually cast into various demoniac wombs in the ocean of material existence
Attaining repeated birth among demoniac species, such persons can never approach Me
Gradually they sink down to the most abominable type of existence