Divine & Demoniac Natures · 16.4
Anger: Divine and Demoniac Qualities
दम्भो दर्पोऽभिमानश्च क्रोधः पारुष्यमेव च।अज्ञानं चाभिजातस्य पार्थ सम्पदमासुरीम्॥ १६.४ ॥
dambho darpo ’bhimānaśh cha krodhaḥ pāruṣhyam eva cha
ajñānaṁ chābhijātasya pārtha sampadam āsurīm
Translation
Hypocrisy, pride, insolence, cruelty, and ignorance belong to those born of godless qualities.
— Shri Purohit Swami (1935), public domain
Meaning
This draft lesson introduces Bhagavad Gita 16.4 through stronger key ideas from the verse: anger, those who possess, hypocrisy. In the context of Divine and Demoniac Qualities, learners connect Sanskrit vocabulary to the verse's teaching before applying it to daily choices. Review this draft before publication.
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