दम्भो दर्पोऽभिमानश्च क्रोधः पारुष्यमेव च।अज्ञानं चाभिजातस्य पार्थ सम्पदमासुरीम्।।16.4।।
दैवी सम्पद्विमोक्षाय निबन्धायासुरी मता।मा शुचः सम्पदं दैवीमभिजातोऽसि पाण्डव।।16.5।।
द्वौ भूतसर्गौ लोकेऽस्मिन् दैव आसुर एव च।दैवो विस्तरशः प्रोक्त आसुरं पार्थ मे श्रृणु।।16.6।।
O son of Prtha, the attributes of one destined to have the demoniacal nature are religious ostentation, pride, haughtiness, self-conceit, anger, rudeness, and ignorance.
The divine nature is Liberation, while the demoniacal is considered to be an inevitable bondage. Do not grieve, O son of Pandu! You are destined to possess the divine nature.
In this world, there are two kinds of creation of beings: the divine and the demoniacal. The divine has been spoken of elaborately. Hear about the demoniacal from Me, O son of Prtha.
Osho’s Commentary
Now listen to the qualities of the demonic nature. Dambha, hypocrisy—to show what you are not, to wear masks until you forget your own original face. Darpa, arrogance. Abhimana, pride. Osho makes a beautiful distinction: arrogance is pride in what you are not; pride is pride in what you are. But both are demonic, because the root is the same—the ego, which feels, “I am.” And ignorance, agyan. This is not a lack of scholarship. It is the lack of self-knowing. Ravana was a great scholar, but he was ignorant of his own self. And then Krishna gives the greatest reassurance to Arjuna. He says, “The divine wealth leads to liberation, the demonic to bondage. But do not grieve, Arjuna, for you are born with a divine destiny.” Why does he say this? Because Arjuna’s very conflict, his confusion, his compassion for his kinsmen, his reluctance to enter this futile war—all these are signs of a divine nature stirring within him. A truly demonic person would have no such questions. He would simply fight. Arjuna’s hesitation is sacred. His tears are a sign of a tender heart. Krishna is telling him, “Your very problem is the proof that you belong to the divine.”