Bhagavad Gita 16.20 meaningTwo kinds of character
In simple wordsSo simple a child gets it
“Again and again, they sink lower.”
What it means
“Born again and again into destructive lives, these deluded souls never reach me, Arjuna, and sink lower still.”
The original Sanskrit
आसुरीं योनिमापन्ना मूढा जन्मनि जन्मनि । मामप्राप्यैव कौन्तेय ततो यान्त्यधमां गतिम् ॥
āsurīṃ yonimāpannā mūḍhā janmani janmani māmaprāpyaiva kaunteya tato yāntyadhamāṃ gatim
Translations
Literal translation
Being born among the demoniacal species in births after births, the foods, without ever reaching Me, O son of Kunti, attain conditions lower than that.
Swami Gambhirananda
हिंदी अनुवाद
हे कौन्तेय ! वे मूढ़ पुरुष जन्मजन्मान्तर में आसुरी योनि को प्राप्त होते हैं और ( इस प्रकार) मुझे प्राप्त न होकर अधम गति को प् राप्त होते है।
Swami Tejomayananda
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