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dambho darpo 'bhimānaś ca krodhaḥ pāruṣyam eva ca ajñānaṁ cābhijātasya pārtha sampadam āsurīm

[Bg. 16.4]

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"Arrogance, pride, anger, conceit, harshness and ignorance---these qualities belong to those of demoniac nature, O son of Pṛthā."

Prabhupāda:

dambho darpo 'bhimānaś ca krodhaḥ pāruṣyam eva ca ajñānaṁ cābhijātasya pārtha sampadam āsurīm

[Bg. 16.4]

We have discussed last night some of the divine characteristics, and abhayaṁ sattva-saṁśuddhiḥ, like that, sixteen divine characteristics. And here …

Cāṇakya Paṇḍita says, sarpaḥ krūraḥ khalaḥ krūraḥ sarpāt krūrataraḥ khalaḥ, that "Two kinds of krūraḥ, envious animals, are there. One …

So there are characteristics. By the characteristics we can understand who is a godly man and who is a demonic …

So human life is meant for developing divine characteristic, not this demonic char... Demonic characteristic is already there. Just like …

purīṣera kīṭa haite muñi se laghiṣṭha jagāi mādhāi haite muñi se pāpiṣṭha

[Cc. Ādi 5.205]

Adambhitvam, in the Ninth Chapter. Just the opposite. Why I shall be proud? What I have got? "I am humble …

So one become... One has got the tendency to become proud. So if one is proud to become a cats …

So first of all we must decide what we want. Whatever you want, you will have. Kṛṣṇa is very kind. …

Just like there was Hiraṇyakaśipu and there was Prahlāda. Prahlāda was being supplied spiritual advancement of life, necessities, and Hiraṇyakaśipu …

But He is very much pleased with the devotee. Therefore, his supplies are very immediate; and the demonic supply, that …

Now it is our choice whether we want to become a devotee or whether we want to remain a demon. …

This is the difference, bhakti and karma. Karma means to fulfill my desires, and bhakti means to fulfill Kṛṣṇa's desires. …