225. Scriptures and Swa-Dharma
T he sixteenth chapter of the Bhagavad Gita is titled ‘Daiva-Asura Sampad Vibhag Yoga’ which is attaining union through the distinction of the divine and demonic natures. ‘Daiva’ is the internal journey towards Paramatma and ‘asura’ is away from Him. Krishna gave a detailed description of these two natures to help us identify our tendencies and make course corrections accordingly. He concludes the chapter by saying that those who act under the impulse of desire, discarding the scriptural ordinance, attain neither perfection, nor happiness, nor the supreme goal in life. He advises us to take the scriptures as our guide in determining what should be done and what should be avoided; to understand the scriptural injunctions and perform our actions in this world accordingly. The Bhagavad Gita is the greatest spiritual scripture available to humanity, imparted by Lord Krishna Himself. The seventeenth chapter of the Bhagavad Gita is titled ‘Shraddha Traya Vibhaga Yoga’ , i.e. attain...