Chapter 16 · The Divine and Demoniac

श्रीकृष्णŚrī Kṛṣṇa speaks

Text 16.9

एतां दृष्टिमवष्टभ्य नष्टात्मानोऽल्पबुद्धय: प्रभवन्त्युग्रकर्माण: क्षयाय जगतोऽहिता:

etāṁ dṛiṣhṭim avaṣhṭabhya naṣhṭātmāno ’lpa-buddhayaḥ prabhavanty ugra-karmāṇaḥ kṣhayāya jagato ’hitāḥ

Recitation · Text 16.9
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Holding fast to this view, these lost souls of small understanding rise up as doers of fierce deeds, working for the destruction of the world. Capability is not in doubt — the verse says they rise up and are effective.

✨ Devotional Takeaway:Capability is not in doubt — they rise up, and they are effective.