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Nitāi: [leads chanting of verse, etc.] [devotees repeat]

kāmam āśritya duṣpūraṁ dambha-māna-madānvitāḥ mohād gṛhītvāsad-grāhān pravartante 'śuci-vratāḥ

[Bg. 16.10]

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"The demoniac, taking shelter of insatiable lust, pride and false prestige, and being thus illusioned, are always sworn to unclean …

Prabhupāda:

kāmam āśritya duṣpūraṁ dambha-māna-madānvitāḥ mohād gṛhītvāsad-grāhān pravartante 'śuci-vratāḥ

[Bg. 16.10]

So the demons... We have explained who are demons and who are divine, or demigods. Demigods means those who are …

We have discussed very elaborately. Anyone who has got intelligence, he can understand that "I am not this body. Within …

Just like in your country I have seen the machine. In the beginning, when I came to your country, I …

Still, they are very much proud of this body. Why? Alpa-buddhayaḥ, it is said, "less intelligent." Less intelligent. So why …

Similarly, our position is dog. We must understand it. We cannot live independently. It is not possible. Every living being. …

Actually, that is the fact. That is the fact. We are not independent. We are dependent on God in so …

So therefore it is said that dambha, false pride. Dambha-māna-madānvitāḥ. These asuras, these demons, the rascals, they are simply falsely …

But the demons, being... Instead of taking shelter of Kṛṣṇa, instead of taking shelter of Kṛṣṇa's bona fide servant, he …

Therefore the Vedas says, eko yo bahūnāṁ vidadhāti kāmān. He's maintaining you. God is maintaining. That's a fact. We cannot …

Just like you require water. That is very essential. Especially in the tropical countries, they use water very profusely for …

And it is said by Cāṇakya Paṇḍita that if you want worldly happiness, then these things are required. Mūrkha yatra …

But the asuras, they, as we have discussed in the previous verses, ugra-karmāṇaḥ. Where is that verse?