Bhagavad Gita Chapter 16
Daivasura Sampad Vibhaga Yoga — దైవాసుర సంపద్ విభాగ యోగం
24 verses · The Divine and Demonic Qualities
Krishna lists 26 divine qualities (daivi sampad) — fearlessness, purity, generosity, self-control, simplicity, non-violence, truthfulness, freedom from anger, peace, compassion. He also lists demonic qualities (asuri sampad) — pride, arrogance, harshness, anger, ignorance. The chapter describes the inner life of those who lead destructive lives — chained by desire and anger, they fall into lower wombs life after life.
Key Verse
त्रिविधं नरकस्येदं द्वारं नाशनमात्मनः कामः क्रोधस्तथा लोभस्तस्मादेतत्त्रयं त्यजेत् — The three gates to hell are desire, anger, and greed. Abandon them.
Tri-vidhaṃ narakasyedaṃ dvāraṃ nāśanam ātmanaḥ kāmaḥ krodhas tathā lobhas tasmād etat trayaṃ tyajet
మూడు నరక ద్వారాలు: కామం, క్రోధం, లోభం — ఈ మూడింటిని విడిచిపెట్టు
Spiritual Lesson
Three gates to hell: kama (lust), krodha (anger), lobha (greed). Daily renunciation of these three is the first ethical practice.
Where Chapter 16 sits in the Bhagavad Gita
Daivasura Sampad Vibhaga Yoga is the 16th of the Bhagavad Gita's eighteen chapters and runs to 24 verses. The longest of the eighteen is Chapter 18 at 78 verses and the shortest are Chapter 12 and Chapter 15 at 20 verses, so this one sits toward the shorter end of that range. Its name is written దైవాసుర సంపద్ విభాగ యోగం in Telugu, and in English it is given as the Divine and Demonic Qualities.
It follows Chapter 15, Purushottama Yoga, the Yoga of the Supreme Person, and runs on into Chapter 17, Shraddhatraya Vibhaga Yoga, the Three Types of Faith. The eighteen chapters are one continuous conversation rather than eighteen separate readings, so a chapter read on its own carries the argument of the one before it. All eighteen chapters are listed here.
Questions about Chapter 16
How many verses are in Bhagavad Gita Chapter 16?
Chapter 16, Daivasura Sampad Vibhaga Yoga, has 24 verses. Chapter lengths across the Gita are uneven, and this page publishes the count for this chapter alone rather than a running total, because editions differ over how one chapter is numbered.
What does Daivasura Sampad Vibhaga Yoga mean?
In English it is given as the Divine and Demonic Qualities. The name is written దైవాసుర సంపద్ విభాగ యోగం in Telugu. Chapter names in the Gita describe what the chapter is about rather than acting as titles a reader has to decode.
Which chapter comes before and after Chapter 16?
Before: Chapter 15, Purushottama Yoga — The Yoga of the Supreme Person. After: Chapter 17, Shraddhatraya Vibhaga Yoga — The Three Types of Faith. The Gita is a single conversation, so the chapters are numbered in the order they are spoken and are meant to be read that way.